List of Africa articles
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Emmerson Mnangagwa stands flanked on either side with two men in formal military uniforms as he stares straight at the camera. Mnangagwa is a man in his 70s wearing a dark suit along with a green sash and military medals and other honors pinned to his jacket. The Perfect Storm Pushing Zimbabwe Toward Crisis
Simmering tensions and an ambitious president could mean wider unrest.
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An sign reads "Polluted water - Do not drink, fish or swim here" near a site of oil spills. What Happened to Nigeria’s Environmentalists?
Ken Saro Wiwa’s activism captured global attention in the 1990s. Now, in the face of ecocide, the movement has stalled.
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A grid of 12 new fiction book covers on a blue and beige field The Novels We’re Reading in June
Peculiar forms of criminality, as seen from front-line Ukraine and Lagos.
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Tinubu gives a speech, standing beside two other men. The screen behind him shows a large "50." At 50, ECOWAS Must Reform
Nigeria’s president on the West African bloc’s greatest test yet.
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Palestinians queue for a hot meal at a charity kitchen in Gaza City on April 30. How to Think About Solutions in Gaza and Sudan
Former U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths on the need to talk to all sides, no matter how repugnant.
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A monument by South African artist Marco Cianfanelli, representing the 27 years former South African President Nelson Mandela spent behind bars, in Howick, South Africa. What Trump Gets Wrong About South African History
A deep dive into the country’s efforts to address the legacies of apartheid.
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Ramaphosa and Trump sit next each other and engage in debate. We Can No Longer Dismiss Trump’s Blatant Racism
The meeting with Ramaphosa marked a reversion to the open racism of U.S. presidents long past.
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Trump sits next to Ramaphosa, holding documents and pointing. Trump’s False Fantasy About Afrikaner Land
The U.S. president is fixated on an expropriation policy that isn’t as radical as he thinks.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference in Jerusalem on May 21. Netanyahu Is Backed Into a Corner on Gaza
The Israeli leader is facing growing pressure, even from Trump, over his prosecution of the Gaza war.
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Leaders hold hands as they pose for the camera. BRICS Democracies Are Losing Leverage
To increase their bargaining power, Brazil, India, and South Africa should resurrect a dormant diplomatic forum.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks alongside Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner (L) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe during a Declaration of Principles signing ceremony at the State Department in Washington on April 25. The ‘America First’ Case for U.S. Engagement in Africa
The Trump administration should embrace a smarter form of transactionalism.
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World Bank President Ajay Banga clasps hands with Kenyan President William Ruto at the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris on June 23, 2023. Washington’s Energy U-Turn Is Good News for Africa
After Trump administration pressure, the World Bank may make sweeping changes to global energy finance.
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A gray cloud of smoke billows over a cityscape of low-rise buildings and vehicles. The sky behind the smoke is pale blue. Military Rule Is Not the Answer to Sudan’s Conflict
The country’s civil society leaders must be at the forefront of postwar reconstruction.
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A collage photo illustration shows Donald Trump gesturing with arms wide. In front of him are headshots of Benjamin Netanyahu and Vlodymyr Zelensky, images of immigratns and ICE police, a tattered EU flag and America First signs. Trump’s First 100 Days on the Global Stage
Ten thinkers on what to make of the opening salvo of the president’s second term.
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People walk among stacks of sacks as seen through a bullet-shattered glass. Sudan’s Civil War, Two Years on
What the forgotten war has revealed about the international system.
