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). She is also the host of the CSIS podcast The Youth Bloom. Her research interests include U.S.-Africa relations, Africa’s role in the emerging multipolar world, the African youth boom, migration, and forced displacement issues. Catherine previously worked for the Project on Fragility and Mobility in the CSIS International Security Program. Prior to joining CSIS, she held internships with No Isolation, a tech start-up, and Oxford Analytica, a geopolitical analysis and consulting firm. Catherine was also an intern with the Tanzania Women's Chamber of Commerce. 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: Preparing for Future Trends

Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends is Washington’s premier executive course for mid-to senior-level professionals responsible for helping their organizations identify and prepare for the global macrotrends that will drive change for the next 30 years.

Course Date: April 27, 2026
Registration Closes: April 13, 2026
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

CSIS Into Africa
Into Africa

What is sustaining Kenya’s “Gen-Z” protests?

Chemutai Ruto joins Khasai Makhulo to discuss the ongoing political movements in Kenya, exploring the pivotal role of women in current movements, how joy fuels resistance, and the ways social media is powering the longevity of the protest.  

Podcast Episode by Khasai Makhulo and Catherine Nzuki — August 14, 2025

CSIS Into Africa

Tracking the U.S. Reciprocal Tariff Rates for All African Countries

CSIS compiled the most up-to-date bilateral trade data with African countries in this interactive table, as the Trump administration focuses its trade negotiations on major economies like the European Union and South Korea—leaving no African country with a U.S. trade deal

Analysis by Catherine Nzuki — August 1, 2025

Into Africa

Conflict, climate, and the internal displacement of 3.7 million Nigerians

Arjun Jain, the UN Refugee Agency’s Representative in Nigeria, joins Catherine to discuss the drivers of internal displacement in Nigeria, the realities facing displaced communities, and how UNHCR is supporting agricultural solutions to help them rebuild their lives.

Podcast Episode by Catherine Nzuki — July 31, 2025

CSIS Into Africa
Into Africa

There’s more African content on streaming. Who’s it for?

Catherine Nzuki is joined by Dr. Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed to discuss the rise of New Nollywood, the politics of representation, and what’s lost when African stories are tailored for a global audience.

Podcast Episode by Catherine Nzuki — July 3, 2025

CSIS Into Africa
Into Africa

The development sector has changed irrevocably. What comes next?

Catherine Nzuki is joined by Blair Glencorse and Cheri-Leigh Erasmus, co-CEOs of Accountability Lab, to discuss the current state of the development sector and where the development sector goes from here.

 

Podcast Episode by Catherine Nzuki — June 12, 2025

CSIS Into Africa