List of Africa articles
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Refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan queue with their jerrycans to queue to collect drinking water from the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) distribution point at the Ourang refugee camp in Adre on Dec. 7, 2023. In Sudan, Put Aid Before Talks
The West’s focus on negotiations is worsening the country’s humanitarian crisis.
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A child wearing flip-flops walks across the dusty ground amid dozens of makeshift tents at a refugee settlement in Tina, Sudan. Europe Is Making Sudan’s Refugee Crisis Worse
Faced with an indisputable emergency, the EU is erecting new barriers and ignoring its asylum obligations.
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A man stands with a water bottle in the sun during a heat wave in Algiers, Algeria, on July 18, 2023. The Death of the 1.5 Degree Climate Target
The current path of climate policy is at a dead end—a welcome opportunity to rethink.
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An illustration shows a row of clenched fists holding the national flags of the U.K., the U.S., Bangladesh, South Africa, and India for a story about nationalism in elections. The Specter of Nationalism
Identity politics has always influenced elections. In 2024, it will pose a serious threat to liberalism—and to democracy itself.
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A photo collage illustration shows candidates for global elections in 2024 including: India's Narendra Modi; Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum; Russia's Vladimir Putin; Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro; South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa; Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina; the United Kingdom's Rishi Sunak; Taiwan's Lai Ching-te; El Salvador's Nayib Bukele; and Tunisia's Kais Said. Elections to Follow in 2024
Dozens of countries will vote this year. In many of them, democracy is at a tipping point.
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Members of the Mandalay People's Defense Forces, wearing camouflage and holding guns, head to the frontline down a road lined with greenery and flowers amid clashes with the Myanmar military. 8 Simmering Threats You Shouldn’t Ignore in 2024
These are the international disputes that are currently flying under the radar but could emerge as major flash points in the coming year.
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A fireball erupts behind a turreted building as smoke fills the sky after an Israeli strike over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2024
More leaders are pursuing their ends militarily. More believe they can get away with it.
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A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tombstone. 5 News Stories That Made a Splash
From the war in Ukraine to Sudan’s implosion, FP’s reporters were on the case.
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South Korean military drones fly in formation during a joint U.S.-South Korean military drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, on May 25. Peering Into the Crystal Ball: 10 National Security Predictions for 2024
What we think will happen, for better or worse, in 2024.
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Sudanese women flash the victory sign during a rally to demand the return to civilian rule, in Khartoum, on Sept. 13, 2022. 5 Ways Women Made a Difference in 2023
Amid rising conflict, these people and organizations fought for peace and justice.
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People visit a makeshift memorial for Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in central Moscow on Oct. 1. Russia Is Divvying Up Prigozhin’s Empire Among Putin’s Cronies
Wagner’s African resources are up for grabs.
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Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum. The Year Geopolitical Competition Returned to Africa
From Sudan to Mauritania, regional and global powers are jockeying for position on the continent.
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An illustration shows the lopped off lower half of the globe with a diverse group of people holding it up from below for a story about the term "the global south." Was 2023 the Year of the Global South?
From the halls of the United Nations to leaders’ podiums, policymakers fixated on the concept this year.
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foreign-policy-Podcasts-2023-fp Our Podcasts, Ourselves
FP’s five best episodes of 2023.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a podium in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, flanked by American flags and standing beneath a painting of Teddy Roosevelt. Two out-of-focus video cameras are visible in the foreground as they film Biden, framing him from either side. Four Days in 2023 That Shook the World
2023 was a tectonic shift in geopolitics.
