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Rethinking Crisis Responses in the Sahel
December 22, 2020 | Judd Devermont, Marielle Harris The conflict in the Sahel is entering its tenth year, and the region has never been further from peace. Judd Devermont and Marielle Harris urge regional and international stakeholders to re-assess and revalidate their strategies in the region.

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A Wake-up Call: What Covid-19 Reveals about Elderly and NCD Care in Sub-Saharan Africa
September 30, 2020 | Judd Devermont, Marielle Harris Covid-19 is revealing major blind spots around elder care and NCDs in Africa. The CSIS Africa Program outlines implications of inaction and urges regional and international stakeholders to streamline elder and NCD care into existing health frameworks on the continent.

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A New U.S. Policy Framework for the African Century
August 7, 2020 | Judd Devermont After decades of stale foreign policy in Africa, the United States must shift both the substance and strategic vision of its engagement. Judd Devermont outlines how to revitalize U.S. partnerships, talk honestly about shared interests, and elevate Africa’s global profile.

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Covid-19 Demands Innovative Ideas for Financing the SDGs
May 7, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbates the challenges to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and highlights the need for innovative and scalable tools, such as guarantees, green and infrastructure bonds, and advanced purchase agreements, to fill the financing gap.

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Watching Huawei’s “Safe Cities”
November 4, 2019 | Jonathan E. Hillman, Maesea McCalpin Huawei’s “Safe City” surveillance products have fueled concerns that China is exporting authoritarianism. A new dataset provides a global snapshot of Huawei’s “Safe Cities,” questions their benefits, and flags issues for further investigation.

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The Art of Summitry
September 30, 2019 | Judd Devermont CSIS’s Judd Devermont explains what the United States can learn from Japan’s recent Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD) and makes the case for why the U.S. government should reprise its 2014 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.

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Niger: A Bulwark against Further Instability in West Africa
July 24, 2019 | Daniel Mahanty The past year has witnessed an increase in violence within some of the border regions of Niger. The Nigerien government and its international partners have an opportunity to improve security but should take care to avoid steps that could make things worse.

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CSIS Brief: The Higher Road: Forging a U.S. Strategy for the Global Infrastructure Challenge
April 23, 2019 | Matthew P. Goodman, Daniel F. Runde This accompanying brief to the CSIS report from the CSIS Global Infrastructure Task Force summarizes how the current trends in global infrastructure buildout are too powerful and potentially beneficial for the United States to stop and too consequential to ignore.

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Innocent Bystanders: Why the U.S.-China Trade War Hurts African Economies
April 9, 2019 | Judd Devermont A trade war has escalated between the U.S. and China and African economies are caught in the crossfire. CSIS's Judd Devermont and Catherine Chiang examine how tariffs are impacting African economies and U.S.-Africa relations.

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The Game Has Changed: Rethinking the U.S. Role in Supporting Elections in Sub-Saharan Africa
February 15, 2019 | Judd Devermont
CSIS Africa Program expert Judd Devermont identifies the investments, partnerships, and interventions the United States must pursue to adapt to sub-Saharan Africa's game-changing electoral landscape.

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CSIS Brief: Risk & Resilience: Advancing Food and Nutrition Security in Nigeria through Feed the Future
February 13, 2019 | Julie Howard, Emmy Simmons, Kimberly Flowers This brief is a summary of the report that examines the challenges of implementing the United States Government’s global hunger and food security initiative in the complex political, economic, environmental, and cultural context of Nigeria.

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U.S. Policy Roadmap: A Drive to Transform Global Food and Nutrition Security
January 4, 2019 | Kimberly Flowers There are few issues more urgent and more important both at home and abroad than food security and improved nutrition. This brief outlines five recommendations for U.S. policymakers to maximize investments and sustain transformation in agriculture and nutrition development.

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