List of Africa articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Live from Yaoundé: A Different Kind of ‘Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie’
Young Cameroonian rappers are questioning why African leaders were quick to respond to the Charlie Hebdo attacks and not to the atrocities taking place on their own continent.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Democratic But Deadly
Will violence rock Nigeria's Feb. 14 national election? Perhaps--but there was a way to prevent it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 No Helicopters for You
Washington is curtailing its military support for Nigeria's fight against Boko Haram. But that doesn't mean that both countries aren't getting what they want.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Uganda, It’s Bust Before Boom
Uganda picked the wrong time to mortgage its future to oil.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Dodd-Frank Is Failing Congo
The campaign to stop conflict minerals is supposed to be protecting people’s lives in one of the most fragile parts of Africa. In fact, it seems to be doing the opposite.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is Ebola the New Powder Keg?
West Africa may finally be on the road to recovery. But the worst of the Ebola crisis may be yet to come.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Bank Crackdown Threatens Remittances to Somalia
California bank that handles the majority of money transfers from the United States to Somalia terminates accounts.
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redesign_cover5 The New Foreign Policy
Welcome to a fresher, sharper FP — a new generation of the print magazine to match an ever-changing, more interconnected world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Heroic Villains
Are foreign investors problems or solutions in the Ebola crisis?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 An Empty, Underused Medical Outpost Could Be the Future of the Ebola Fight
John Nel was sent to build a lifesaving Ebola clinic in the middle of the Liberian jungle. It opened too late to help fight this outbreak, but could help prevent a new one.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Staving Off Nigeria’s Next Train Wreck
Africa’s biggest democracy is pushing ahead with its next election. Here's why that would be a mistake.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Inside the White House Fight Over the Slaughter in South Sudan
Many in the administration believe an arms embargo is essential to stopping South Sudan's bloodshed. Why had Susan Rice been blocking it?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kerry’s Visit to Nigeria Coincides With Major Boko Haram Offensive
Sec. of State John Kerry visited Nigeria to advocate for a nonviolent presidential election next month. But his visit happened to overlap with a bloody attack by Boko Haram.
