Africa
CSIS scholars from the Africa Program, Middle East Program, Global Food and Water Security Program, Global Health Policy Center, Human Rights Initiative, and Project on Prosperity and Development work with and within the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department to research the most critical issues facing the African continent.
Biden Goes to Angola: Beyond the Lobito Corridor
Commentary by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — December 3, 2024
China’s Smart Cities in Africa: Should the United States Be Concerned?
Commentary by Jason Warner and Toyosi Ajibade — November 18, 2024
Rwanda's Strained Relations with Neighbours
Transcript — October 31, 2024
Mali: Untangling the Politico-Security Knot
Report by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Cameron Hudson — October 30, 2024
Upcoming Events
Strengthening U.S.-Zambia Minerals Cooperation: A Fireside Conversation with His Excellency Ambassador Chibamba Kanyama and Jito Kayumba
Recent Events
Biden’s Trip to Angola: What to Expect
A Shift in Power: Botswana’s Historic Election
Investing in Global Climate Change Adaptation: The Emerging Resilience Economy
Reducing Private Sector Debt in Africa
The Future of Critical Minerals and National Security: 2024 CSIS-West Point Conference
Resilience at Scale: A New Paradigm for Infrastructure Investments
Conflict and Displacement in Sudan: the Urgent Need to Reduce Barriers to Humanitarian Response
The Global Impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
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Angola: The Long Road Traveled and the Way Forward
Report by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — May 30, 2024
Intelligence Advantage: Profiling African Leaders’ Meetings with U.S. Presidents
Podcast Episode by Judd Devermont — May 30, 2024
Discrimination in Public Health: How Funders Should Fight Laws Like Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act
Podcast Episode by Asia Russell and Maria E. Burnett — May 28, 2024
Japan’s Strategic Interests in the Global South: Africa
Report by Shirato Keiichi — May 21, 2024
Intelligence Advantage: Profiling African Leaders’ Meetings with U.S. Presidents
Brief by Judd Devermont — May 20, 2024
Celebrating the Army’s Lab Partnership with Kenya While Guaranteeing Its Future
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison and Thomas Cullison — May 20, 2024
Cyber Leaders Series: The future of cyber on the African continent; a conversation with Kenya's PS Tanui
Event — May 17, 2024
Nigeria's Evolving Outlook: New Politics, Old Outcomes
Report by Cameron Hudson — May 17, 2024
“Nigeria's Evolving Outlook: New Politics, Old Outcomes”: Audio Brief with Cameron Hudson
Podcast Episode by Cameron Hudson — May 17, 2024