Central Africa

  • Nov 7, 2018
  • 1 min read

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2019

New prospects for change are bringing turbulence to regional political dynamics

East Africa
  • Sep 21, 2018
  • 2 min read

Central Africa inches closer towards proxy war

Tensions are rising within and between countries in the Great Lakes; so is cross-border armed activity

Central Africa
  • Sep 17, 2018
  • 2 min read

Lake Chad donor push will not end humanitarian crisis

A renewed commitment by donors reflects lack of faith in the approaches of regional governments

West Africa
  • Nov 24, 2017
  • 2 min read

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2018

Economics may take a back seat to politics, as internal divisions prove challenging to overcome

East Africa
  • Sep 19, 2017
  • 2 min read

Apathy will weaken Central African bloc's rescue plan

Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) members' commitment to IMF-imposed reforms is mixed

Central Africa
  • Jun 30, 2017
  • 2 min read

African politics and security to end-2017

Longstanding leaders stepping down, growing instability and democratic backsliding mar the region’s outlook

Africa
  • Jun 20, 2017
  • 2 min read

Prospects for African economies to end-2017

An uptick in commodity prices could exacerbate regional fiscal slippages as much needed policy adjustments are delayed

Africa
  • Mar 28, 2017
  • 2 min read

Militancy may become chronic problem around Lake Chad

The Nigerian Boko Haram insurgency spillover to the wider Lake Chad region varies from famine to chronic insecurity

Cameroon