The U.S. Is Waging a Massive Shadow War in Africa
Today, according to U.S. military documents obtained by VICE News, special operators are carrying out nearly 100 missions at any given time — in Africa alone. It's the latest...
RealClear Sub-Saharan Africa
The Gentleman's Agreement That Could Break Apart Nigeria
The stability of Africa’s most populous nation has hinged on an unwritten political rule that might...
Zambia Quietly Drifting Toward Authoritarianism
The Zambian Catholic Church says the country is now a dictatorship under president Lungu.
Leaders
And Politics
- The Worst Dictatorship You've Never Heard Of
- The ICC Has an Africa Problem
- The Double Standards of African Diplomacy
- The Guptas: South Africa's Most Hated Family
- A Radical Idea to Save Libya: Restore the Monarchy
- Why Morocco Wants Back in the African Union
- Uganda's Least Equal Voters: The L.G.B.T.I.
- Why Saudi Arabia and Egypt Are Competing in Africa
- Somaliland Wants to Secede. But Should It?
- South Africa's Crisis Could Grow Into a Monster
Economy
And Development
- The Case for Burning Ivory
- 'Death Awaits': Africa Faces Worst Drought in Half a Century
- The Nile Project: An Attempt to Resolve a Conflict
- Thin Line Between Business and Faith in Rural Ghana
- Malawi's Tobacco Farming Addiction
- Debunking the Myths of China in Africa
- What Africa's Emerging Cities Can Learn from China
- African Countries Cannot Count on Western Trade Anymore
- Africa's Petrostates Are Imploding
- The Chinese Tusk Wars
U.S. Influence
And Interests
- The Mess Clinton and Obama Made in South Sudan
- Meet Obama's Man in Africa
- 12 Things Obama's Africa Trip Taught Us
- Why the World Is Jostling for Djibouti
- Obama's Africa Legacy
- U.S. Values Will Outlast Chinese Money in Africa
- Obama's 21st-Century Imperialism on Display in Africa
- How the Oil Crash Devastated Angola and Venezuela
- U.S. Values Will Outlast Chinese Money in Africa
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In Key African Nations, Widespread Discontent With Economy, Corruption
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In Somalia, Obama Escalates a Shadow War
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Israel Returns to Africa
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