Not Your Usual Avengers
Nigeria’s President Needs ‘The Art of the Deal’

As oil production plunges and pipelines explode left and right, Nigeria’s government finally decided to start negotiating. The trouble is, they’ve picked the wrong militant group to negotiate with.

Getting Africa Right
Are Africans Actually Getting Poorer?

GDP per capita is set to fall in Africa this year, and that’s big news, but it’s not the whole story.

Onward Christian Soldiers
The Pastor Who Would Bring Down a President

Robert Mugabe’s biggest problem isn’t inflation, debt, or foreign intervention—it’s a Pentecostal pastor with a different vision for Zimbabwe’s future.

Africa Examined
AU Human Rights Hypocrisy

The African Union is meeting this week in Kigali, Rwanda. But the conflict in Burundi, just one hour south of the summit, isn’t getting any attention.

Getting Africa Right
The Sun Never Sets on Robert Mugabe

The Financial Times is calling for a British pivot to Zimbabwe. Here’s why that’s unlikely to work, even if it was attempted.

Ethnic Tensions
The Dogs of War Are Loose in South Sudan

This past weekend, South Sudan marked five years of independence. But a return to civil war is looming after rival ethnic militias killed hundreds in Juba, the young country’s capital.

Rumble in the Jungle
2016’s Wildest Election Isn’t Where You Think

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s presidential election is shaping up to be the biggest match since George Foreman and Muhammad Ali clashed here in 1974.

Blue Model Blues
20th-Century Thinking at the Century Foundation

When it comes to the changes in the economy and the end of the blue model, it’s clear the Left doesn’t have many answers (yet).

The Dragon and the Giraffe
Don’t Freak Out About China in Africa

A word to China-in-Africa watchers: Stop the collective freak-out about Chinese masterminds spreading their brilliant ideology in Africa. It’s. Just. Not. Happening.

Getting Africa Right
In Africa, Independence Days Are Overrated

Several former colonies in East Africa are marking their Independence Days this month. Not that there’s much to celebrate.

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