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This is unfamiliar territory for a society that has long enjoyed a reputation for political tolerance and ethical, people-centered leadership exemplified by Julius Nyerere, the nation’s revered founding father.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This is unfamiliar territory for a society that has long enjoyed a reputation for political tolerance and ethical, people-centered leadership exemplified by Julius Nyerere, the nation’s revered founding father.
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The Tanzanian government’s heavy-handed electoral process has set the country on highly unstable footing, and now the country faces an unprecedented crisis that will require extraordinary measures to resolve.
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The Tanzanian government’s heavy-handed electoral process has set the country on highly unstable footing, and now the country faces an unprecedented crisis that will require extraordinary measures to resolve.
Al Shabaab poses a serious threat of taking Mogadishu, largely due to a breakdown in political cooperation between federal and state authorities.
To reverse this, fundamental political and security reforms are needed—as well as a reinvigorated peacekeeping force.
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To reverse this, fundamental political and security reforms are needed—as well as a reinvigorated peacekeeping force.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Al Shabaab poses a serious threat of taking Mogadishu, largely due to a breakdown in political cooperation between federal and state authorities.
To reverse this, fundamental political and security reforms are needed—as well as a reinvigorated peacekeeping force.
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To reverse this, fundamental political and security reforms are needed—as well as a reinvigorated peacekeeping force.
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Guinea-Bissau was scheduled to go to the polls last December, but President Umaro Sissoco Embaló arbitrarily postponed the elections a month before election day—following a pattern of jettisoning institutional processes to prolong his time in power.
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Guinea-Bissau was scheduled to go to the polls last December, but President Umaro Sissoco Embaló arbitrarily postponed the elections a month before election day—following a pattern of jettisoning institutional processes to prolong his time in power.
The Tanzanian government’s heavy-handed efforts to secure electoral victory have set the country on highly unstable footing.
Given the gravity of the crisis and rupture of trust with the public, this crisis cannot be solved by CCM alone.
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Given the gravity of the crisis and rupture of trust with the public, this crisis cannot be solved by CCM alone.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Tanzanian government’s heavy-handed efforts to secure electoral victory have set the country on highly unstable footing.
Given the gravity of the crisis and rupture of trust with the public, this crisis cannot be solved by CCM alone.
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Given the gravity of the crisis and rupture of trust with the public, this crisis cannot be solved by CCM alone.
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Somalia and the Lake Chad Basin (mostly Nigeria) used to account for the highest levels of violence connected to Africa's Islamist groups. This changed in 2022 as Islamist violence in the Sahel region skyrocketed, making it the most dangerous region of the past decade.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Somalia and the Lake Chad Basin (mostly Nigeria) used to account for the highest levels of violence connected to Africa's Islamist groups. This changed in 2022 as Islamist violence in the Sahel region skyrocketed, making it the most dangerous region of the past decade.
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Japanese finance in Africa is nearly always disbursed, managed, and accounted for on a blended finance basis.
This has allowed African countries to avoid becoming saddled with odious debt—and is one of the reasons Japan is trusted and respected in Africa.
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This has allowed African countries to avoid becoming saddled with odious debt—and is one of the reasons Japan is trusted and respected in Africa.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Japanese finance in Africa is nearly always disbursed, managed, and accounted for on a blended finance basis.
This has allowed African countries to avoid becoming saddled with odious debt—and is one of the reasons Japan is trusted and respected in Africa.
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This has allowed African countries to avoid becoming saddled with odious debt—and is one of the reasons Japan is trusted and respected in Africa.
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By attacking transportation arteries, fuel tankers, and population centers in western Mali, the JNIM coalition is targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in Bamako.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
By attacking transportation arteries, fuel tankers, and population centers in western Mali, the JNIM coalition is targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in Bamako.
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3 years ago today, Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso. Since then, insecurity in Burkina Faso has in fact grown more deadly and widespread.
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September 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
3 years ago today, Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso. Since then, insecurity in Burkina Faso has in fact grown more deadly and widespread.
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By attacking transportation arteries, fuel tankers, and population centers in western Mali, the JNIM coalition is targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in Bamako.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
By attacking transportation arteries, fuel tankers, and population centers in western Mali, the JNIM coalition is targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in Bamako.
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Sudan is the epicenter of an emerging pattern of increasing urbanization in African warfare, with organized armed violence in urban centers accounting for 38% of all such fatalities across the continent.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Sudan is the epicenter of an emerging pattern of increasing urbanization in African warfare, with organized armed violence in urban centers accounting for 38% of all such fatalities across the continent.
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The siege of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region has severely escalated, with paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) nearly completing a total encirclement of the city.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The siege of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region has severely escalated, with paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) nearly completing a total encirclement of the city.
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One area of focus to come out of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development is a push for improved Africa–Japan coordination on complex threats—including cyber intrusions, maritime threats, trafficking, organized crime, and illicit financial flows.
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September 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
One area of focus to come out of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development is a push for improved Africa–Japan coordination on complex threats—including cyber intrusions, maritime threats, trafficking, organized crime, and illicit financial flows.
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Sudan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger contributed the most to Africa's crisis of forced displacement this past year.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Sudan, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger contributed the most to Africa's crisis of forced displacement this past year.
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As Africa’s conflicts increasingly spill across borders, forcibly displaced populations increasingly face the predicament of fleeing one conflict into another.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As Africa’s conflicts increasingly spill across borders, forcibly displaced populations increasingly face the predicament of fleeing one conflict into another.
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The government’s ability to gain popular support and pursue a holistic stabilization strategy to this threat will be directly impacted by the degree to which Cameroon’s presidential elections next month contribute to a legitimating and unifying outcome.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The government’s ability to gain popular support and pursue a holistic stabilization strategy to this threat will be directly impacted by the degree to which Cameroon’s presidential elections next month contribute to a legitimating and unifying outcome.
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Cameroon is facing a more than decade-long threat from militant Islamist groups. This threat has been escalating with the country experiencing a 50% increase in fatalities linked to these groups in the past year.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Cameroon is facing a more than decade-long threat from militant Islamist groups. This threat has been escalating with the country experiencing a 50% increase in fatalities linked to these groups in the past year.
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Conflict is the primary driver of forced displacement in Africa.
14 of the 15 African countries with the highest levels of forced displacement are facing conflict. The exception is Eritrea, which exemplifies the other major driver of displacement: domestic repression.
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14 of the 15 African countries with the highest levels of forced displacement are facing conflict. The exception is Eritrea, which exemplifies the other major driver of displacement: domestic repression.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Conflict is the primary driver of forced displacement in Africa.
14 of the 15 African countries with the highest levels of forced displacement are facing conflict. The exception is Eritrea, which exemplifies the other major driver of displacement: domestic repression.
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14 of the 15 African countries with the highest levels of forced displacement are facing conflict. The exception is Eritrea, which exemplifies the other major driver of displacement: domestic repression.
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At present, more than 21 African countries have established space programs and 18 have launched at least one satellite.
The continent has launched a combined total of 65 satellites, with over 120 more expected to be launched by 2030.
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The continent has launched a combined total of 65 satellites, with over 120 more expected to be launched by 2030.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
At present, more than 21 African countries have established space programs and 18 have launched at least one satellite.
The continent has launched a combined total of 65 satellites, with over 120 more expected to be launched by 2030.
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The continent has launched a combined total of 65 satellites, with over 120 more expected to be launched by 2030.
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As Africa’s conflicts become more regionalized, forcibly displaced populations increasingly face the predicament of fleeing into neighboring countries also experiencing conflict.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
As Africa’s conflicts become more regionalized, forcibly displaced populations increasingly face the predicament of fleeing into neighboring countries also experiencing conflict.
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Governments across Africa are increasingly prioritizing investments in space infrastructure, even as they grapple with the challenges of balancing ambitious national programs with limited budgets and pressing domestic needs.
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September 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Governments across Africa are increasingly prioritizing investments in space infrastructure, even as they grapple with the challenges of balancing ambitious national programs with limited budgets and pressing domestic needs.
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The ADF, in the eastern Congo, is one of the region’s least understood militant groups.
The ADF has played parts ranging from Salafi-Jihadi to secular-nationalist, ethno-nationalist, and secessionist—each aimed at different audiences and employed for different purposes.
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The ADF has played parts ranging from Salafi-Jihadi to secular-nationalist, ethno-nationalist, and secessionist—each aimed at different audiences and employed for different purposes.
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September 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The ADF, in the eastern Congo, is one of the region’s least understood militant groups.
The ADF has played parts ranging from Salafi-Jihadi to secular-nationalist, ethno-nationalist, and secessionist—each aimed at different audiences and employed for different purposes.
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The ADF has played parts ranging from Salafi-Jihadi to secular-nationalist, ethno-nationalist, and secessionist—each aimed at different audiences and employed for different purposes.
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African governments are turning to space to power the continent’s socioeconomic transformation. Satellites are expanding internet access to rural communities, helping bridge the digital divide that continues to separate much of Africa from the global information economy.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
African governments are turning to space to power the continent’s socioeconomic transformation. Satellites are expanding internet access to rural communities, helping bridge the digital divide that continues to separate much of Africa from the global information economy.
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Guinea's constitutional referendum this weekend—administered by the military junta—aims to validate and perpetuate the junta’s rule.
Although 70% of Guineans prefer democratic rule, the junta has consistently delayed taking steps to return power to elected civilian leaders.
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Although 70% of Guineans prefer democratic rule, the junta has consistently delayed taking steps to return power to elected civilian leaders.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Guinea's constitutional referendum this weekend—administered by the military junta—aims to validate and perpetuate the junta’s rule.
Although 70% of Guineans prefer democratic rule, the junta has consistently delayed taking steps to return power to elected civilian leaders.
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Although 70% of Guineans prefer democratic rule, the junta has consistently delayed taking steps to return power to elected civilian leaders.
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Sudan continues to represent the largest displacement crisis in the world with more than 9.7million Sudanese internally displaced and more than 3.1 million Sudanese refugees.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Sudan continues to represent the largest displacement crisis in the world with more than 9.7million Sudanese internally displaced and more than 3.1 million Sudanese refugees.
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