U.S. Should Acknowledge Critical Challenges for Ethiopia's TransitionAnyone fishing for a good news story out of Africa recently, and rightly, has celebrated Ethiopia, where dynamic young Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has dramatic...
President Omar al-Bashir Is Out. What Is Next for Sudan?The people of Sudan have earned the world’s admiration and respect. Their bravery, persistence, unity, and discipline have achieved what for so many years ha...
It’s Time for the United States to Rethink How We See North AfricaThe news out of Algeria continues to intrigue. Now that ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in power since 1999, has stepped down, Algerians and people a...
Zimbabwe is burning. It's time to actfrom The Washington Post READ FULL TEXT Ambassador Michelle Gavin Michelle Gavin served as U.S. Ambassador to Botswana from 2011 to 2014. Ambassador Gavin is...
African Leaders Must Act to Stop Electoral Fraud in CongoAs the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo await the results of the Dec. 30 election and brace for possible violence, the U.S. government and its ...
Uganda's Bobi Wine Brings Attention to Museveni's Repressive PoliticsRecent events have shone an international spotlight on Uganda, where the government’s treatment of parliamentarian and musician Robert Kyagulanyi, better know...
The United States Should Push for a Genuine Democratic Transition in ZimbabweFor Zimbabwe’s long-ruling party, the July 30 election was intended to legitimize President Emmerson Mnangagwa, ushering in a new era of global investment in...
Zimbabwe's Upcoming Election is a Political CharadeOn July 30, Zimbabweans will vote in their country’s first ever presidential election without former President Robert Mugabe on the ballot. A free, fair, and...
