Africa
CSIS scholars from the Africa Program, Middle East Program, Global Health Policy Center, the Human Rights Initiative, the Prosperity and Development Project, and the Global Food Security Program research the most critical issues facing the African continent.

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A U.S. Call for Modest IMF Gold Sales to Help Africa
CSIS non-resident senior associate Mark Sobel argues that modest IMF gold sales to help Sub-Saharan African nations and low-income countries could support the IMF’s global role, low-income countries, and U.S. interests.
Commentary by Mark Sobel — January 10, 2023

Rethinking Humanitarian Assistance: Climate and Crisis in the Horn of Africa
Report by Beza Tesfaye , Erol Yayboke , Anastasia Strouboulis , and Abigail Edwards — January 9, 2023

U.S.-ROK Ties: Enhancing Collaboration on Maritime Security in Africa
Report by Emilia Columbo — January 3, 2023

U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: What's On The Agenda?
Transcript by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Cameron Hudson — December 13, 2022
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Digital Transformation and Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Overcoming Barriers to Humanitarian Access in Northern Ethiopia

Unpacking the New U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa

Finding a Path Through Quagmire: Humanitarian Access and Coordination in the Sahel

Report Launch: Localizing Humanitarian Action in Africa
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Live from AIDS 2022 in Montreal – Professor Alan Whiteside: Learning from HIV/AIDS and Covid-19: Understanding the Role of Equity, Economics, Democracy, and the Power of Communities
Podcast Episode by Jeffrey Sturchio — September 9, 2022

Enhancing Humanitarian Aid and Security in Northern Mozambique
Commentary by Sierra Ballard and Emilia Columbo — September 8, 2022

Building A Political Career in Kenya
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — September 1, 2022

Unpacking the New U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa
Event by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , Cameron Hudson , Joseph Sany , Zainab Usman , and L. Muthoni Wanyeki — August 24, 2022

Finding a Path Through Quagmire: Humanitarian Access and Coordination in the Sahel
Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , Will Brown , Ornella Morderan , and Bill O'Keefe — August 23, 2022

Democratic Dividends: Kenya’s Close Presidential Election
Podcast Episode by Marti Flacks and Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — August 23, 2022

Live from AIDS 2022 in Montreal - UNAIDS’s Eamonn Murphy: "Sounding the Alarm" on the risks to progress in global HIV programs during Covid-19
Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — August 19, 2022

Addressing Forced Migration in the Horn
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — August 18, 2022

The Potential and Limits of the New U.S. Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa
Commentary by Catherine Nzuki and Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — August 17, 2022

Finding a Path through Quagmire
Brief by Will Brown — August 12, 2022
