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By 2050, a quarter of the global population will live in Africa. CSIS scholars research critical issues and emerging trends affecting the world’s fastest-growing region. African countries are endowed with potential stemming from both natural resources and a burgeoning youth population, but governance and security challenges persist.

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Fulcrums of Order: Rising States and the Struggle for the Future

As global power diffuses and multilateralism fractures, a set of rising states increasingly claim the mantle of the “Global South,” reshaping institutions, challenging Western dominance, and forcing the United States to rethink how it engages a rapidly changing world.

Report by Jon B. Alterman and Lily McElwee — December 2, 2025

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Financing Pandemic Preparedness

December 10, 2025 • 1:00 – 1:45 pm EST
Hosted by The CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security
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Into Africa

DeepSeek’s AI is cheap. Is this a game-changer for African startups?

Catherine Nzuki is joined by Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo, a fellow in the Center for Technology Innovation in the Governance Studies program at Brookings and a recent computer science Ph.D. graduate from Cornell University.

Podcast Episode by Catherine Nzuki — February 20, 2025

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U.S. Allies and Partners Under the Trump Administration

Please join the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department for a discussion of the ways in which U.S. allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Americas are navigating the new administration’s policies.

Event — February 18, 2025

Into Africa

Power, Politics, and Peace in Somalia

Mvemba is joined by Dr. Afyare Elmi, political scientist and research professor at the City University of Mogadishu, to explore the causes of Somalia’s ongoing security challenges, political landscape, and governance struggles.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — February 13, 2025

CSIS Into Africa

Power, Politics, and Peace in Somalia

Mvemba is joined by Dr. Afyare Elmi, political scientist and research professor at the City University of Mogadishu, to explore the causes of Somalia’s ongoing security challenges, political landscape, and governance struggles.

Transcript — February 13, 2025

Critical Minerals and the Future of the U.S. Economy

Critical minerals play an indispensable role in the modern economy—yet the U.S. mineral supply chain is highly vulnerable. This edited volume offers comprehensive analysis and recommendations to create resilient supply chains for national, economic, and energy security.

Report by Gracelin Baskaran and Duncan Wood — February 10, 2025

Into Africa

The fallout of the U.S. aid freeze in Washington, Abuja, and beyond

Catherine Nzuki is joined by Andrew Friedman, Senior Fellow with the CSIS Human Rights Initiative, and Samuel Itodo, Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, to discuss the impacts of the U.S. aid freeze and the future of foreign aid in Africa.

Podcast Episode by Catherine Nzuki and Andrew Friedman — February 6, 2025

CSIS Into Africa

AFRICOM at 17: Shaping U.S.-Africa Relations

Joining Into Africa is Brigadier General Rose Lopez Keravuori, Director of Intelligence (J2) at U.S. Africa Command. Brigadier General Keravuori will discuss AFRICOM's accomplishments, the challenges it has faced, and its evolving role in U.S.-Africa relations.

Event — January 30, 2025

Into Africa

AFRICOM at 17: Shaping U.S.-Africa Relations

Joining Into Africa is Brigadier General Rose Lopez Keravuori, Director of Intelligence (J2) at U.S. Africa Command. Brigadier General Keravuori will discuss AFRICOM's accomplishments, the challenges it has faced, and its evolving role in U.S.-Africa relations. 

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — January 30, 2025

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The Truth of the Matter

Africa Policy in the Second Trump Administration

Catherine Nzuki, associate fellow in the CSIS Africa Program, joins the podcast to discuss the impact of U.S. policy shifts on Africa, leveraging U.S.-China competition, and her new podcast, The Afropolitan.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Catherine Nzuki — January 27, 2025

CSIS the truth of the matter