Sub-Saharan Africa
CSIS’s Africa Program, Global Health Policy Center, the Human Rights Initiative, the Prosperity and Development Project, and the Global Food Security Program provide analysis on political, economic, and security dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting important new trends and rising stakes for U.S. engagement.

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Chad: The Sahel’s Last Domino to Fall
Major cracks in Mahamat Déby's rule in Chad are emerging, which could ultimately spell Déby’s demise and usher in a new period of transition and violent instability for the country and the wider region.
Commentary by Cameron Hudson — December 6, 2023

Seller's Remorse: The Challenges Facing Russia's Arms Exports
Report by Max Bergmann Maria Snegovaya Tina Dolbaia and Nick Fenton — September 18, 2023

What Does the Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin Mean for Russia and the Wagner Group?
Critical Questions by Catrina Doxsee — August 23, 2023

Russia Is Still Progressing in Africa. What's the Limit?
Report by Mathieu Droin and Tina Dolbaia — August 15, 2023
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Chad: The Sahel’s Last Domino to Fall
Commentary by Cameron Hudson — December 6, 2023
Seven Months of Conflict in Sudan
Event — November 30, 2023
Seller's Remorse: The Challenges Facing Russia's Arms Exports
Report by Max Bergmann Maria Snegovaya Tina Dolbaia and Nick Fenton — September 18, 2023
What Does the Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin Mean for Russia and the Wagner Group?
Critical Questions by Catrina Doxsee — August 23, 2023
Russia Is Still Progressing in Africa. What's the Limit?
Report by Mathieu Droin and Tina Dolbaia — August 15, 2023
Base Expansion in Mali Indicates Growing Wagner Group Investment
Commentary by Catrina Doxsee Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun — August 15, 2023
Evaluating Mozambique’s Security, Humanitarian, and Funding Landscape
Commentary by Nicolas Jude Larnerd and Emilia Columbo — August 8, 2023
Beyond AGOA: Building a Bigger Africa Policy
Commentary by Eliot Pence — July 18, 2023
Central African Republic Mine Displays Stakes for Wagner Group’s Future
Commentary by Catrina Doxsee Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun — July 3, 2023
Prigozhin’s Uncertain Future Could Help United States Dislodge Wagner Group in Africa
Commentary by Catrina Doxsee — June 26, 2023