With Bashir’s ouster, the battle for Sudan’s future begins. CSIS’s Judd Devermont reflects on what Bashir's fall means for Sudan, weighing the potential outcomes and foreign and domestic actors at play.

The international community can and should help Zimbabwe move toward a genuine democracy that reflects the will of the people. A free, fair, and credible election in 2018 is the first step in this process.

In the early hours of Wednesday, a military spokesman in combat fatigues announced on Zimbabwean state television that President Robert Mugabe and his family were “safe and sound” in custody, and that a military intervention had been staged to target the “criminals”...

The G5 Sahel Joint Force—a partnership among five states in Africa’s Sahel region that have been hard hit by al Qaeda– and Islamic State–linked terrorist attacks—launched its first regional operation earlier this month to drum up support for the new initiative. In...

The illicit trade in wildlife products has undergone a dramatic escalation in the last decade, developing into a multibillion dollar global criminal enterprise that is increasingly militarized, sophisticated, and deadly.

After more than a decade of strong economic growth, expanding investment flows, and narratives of a continent on the rise, Sub-Saharan Africa is heading into a tough year, as some of the continent’s largest economies face significant setbacks and potentially volatile...

Two important dynamics have driven political and social change in sub-Saharan Africa during the past 25 years.

Instability in fragile states is a frequent source of conflict and humanitarian crisis within countries, a driver of displacement and massive refugee flows, and often a threat to the stability and security of neighboring states.

This June in New York City’s Times Square, officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were joined by law enforcement and celebrities for the second annual “ivory crush.” The event, in which several tons of illegal ivory seized by customs ...