Catherine Nzuki

Associate Fellow, Africa Program
Catherine Nzuki

Catherine Nzuki is an associate fellow with the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Catherine is also the host of the Youth Roundtable on the Into Africa podcast. Her research interests include U.S.-Africa relations, Africa’s role in the emerging multipolar world, demography, migration, and forced displacement issues. Catherine was previously the host of the Youth Bloom, a limited series on the Into Africa podcast, which garnered over 110,000 total listens since its launch and attracted listeners from 55 different countries. Catherine previously worked for the Project on Fragility and Mobility in the CSIS International Security Program (now the CSIS Defense and Security Department). She holds a BA in politics with a minor in philosophy from Bates College. She speaks fluent Swahili.

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Executive Education

Global Foresight: Geopolitical Risk and Scenario Planning

Global Foresight: Geopolitical Risk and Scenario Planning is Washington’s premier executive certificate program for mid-to senior-level professionals responsible for helping their organizations navigate geopolitical uncertainty and prepare resilient long-term strategies.

Course Date: October 26, 2026
Registration Closes: October 16, 2026

The Sudan War in 10 Charts

Sudan's civil war has entered its fourth year as the world's largest, most underfunded, and most overlooked humanitarian crisis.

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — April 17, 2026

Into Africa

Emergency Response Rooms and Collective Action in Sudan

In this youth roundtable, Catherine Nzuki, Associate Fellow with the CSIS Africa Program, is joined by two Sudanese scholars to discuss Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms, a grassroots network of young volunteers delivering food, medicine, and essential services across all eighteen states in Sudan.

Podcast Episode by Catherine Nzuki — April 9, 2026

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The Weight of History and Alliances in South Africa’s Geopolitical Turbulence

South Africa’s foreign policy blends liberation-era ties, post-apartheid grievances, and strategic goals. Amid rising U.S. tensions, Pretoria champions multipolarity, sovereignty, and historical justice to shape its global alliances.

Brief by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Cameron Hudson, Khasai Makhulo, and Catherine Nzuki — December 2, 2025

State of Play

Will U.S.-China tensions dominate the ASEAN summit?

Greg Poling and Henrietta Levin join guest host Catherine Nzuki to assess what’s at stake for Southeast Asia and whether U.S.–China tensions will overshadow the summit.

Podcast Episode by Catherine Nzuki, Gregory B. Poling, and Henrietta Levin — October 16, 2025

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Into Africa

Back to basics: Decoding demographics with Dr. Jennifer D. Sciubba

Catherine was joined by Dr. Jennifer D. Sciubba, President and CEO of the Population Reference Bureau, to discuss the limited window to take advantage of Africa’s demographic dividend, the population decline debate in the West, and why overpopulation is a contentious term. 

Podcast Episode by Catherine Nzuki — August 28, 2025

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