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Africa

CSIS scholars work on a broad array of issues pertaining to Sub-Saharan Africa and the Maghreb.
The Africa Program and the Middle East Program analyze broad political, economic, and security trends in Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa, respectively. The Global Health Policy Center, the Human Rights Initiative, the Prosperity and Development Project, and the Global Food Security Program each conduct work on Africa through the lens of their respective thematic areas.

Find the latest research from our scholars and CSIS events on this region below.

Africa

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Commentary
Massacres, Executions, and Falsified Graves: The Wagner Group’s Mounting Humanitarian Cost in Mali
By Catrina Doxsee, Jared Thompson
May 11, 2022
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Sizing Up: Growing Fast Food Consumption in Urban Africa
By Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Emmy Simmons
May 10, 2022
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One Year of Tanzanian President Hassan: What’s Changed?
By Marielle Harris
March 18, 2022

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Africa Program
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Mvemba Phezo Dizolele
Director and Senior Fellow, Africa Program
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Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center
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Director and Senior Fellow, Humanitarian Agenda
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Daniel F. Runde
Senior Vice President; William A. Schreyer Chair; Director, Project on Prosperity and Development; and Director, Americas Program
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