Sahel Military Governments Seek Confederation
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: An attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau, Israel’s controversial guest worker deal with Malawi, and a sartorial...
Will the Congolese Opposition Unite?
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: A coup attempt in Sierra Leone, severe floods hit Ethiopia and Somalia, and Germany makes a gas deal...
Egypt Looks to IMF, Again
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Court strikes down Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan, Liberia’s incumbent president loses and steps down, and...
Saudi Arabia Courts African Leaders
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Darfur violence intensifies in Sudan, tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea mount, and Kenya announces the cost of...
The UAE Faces Pushback on African Investments
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: the AGOA summit hosted by South Africa, a prison break in Guinea, and Zimbabwe’s lithium windfall. In a...
Will U.S. Abortion Wars End a Successful Foreign Policy in Africa?
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: The U.N. warns of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Congo, Sudan’s RSF rebels take Nyala, and South Africa...
Regional Leaders Fear Spillover From Israel-Hamas War
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: The Israel-Hamas war’s potential regional spillover effects, the Sudan coup’s two-year anniversary, and Nigeria’s legal victory...
Why Egypt Won’t Open Its Border With Gaza
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko cleared for presidential run, a U.N. peacekeeping scandal in Congo, and Africa’s...
Israel-Hamas Conflict Tests Abraham Accords
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Liberia votes, Niger cuts its budget, and Mauritius scraps colonial-era anti-gay laws. Arab League foreign ministers are...
Will Intervention Stabilize the Sahel?
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Mass strikes averted in Nigeria, how Egypt’s bribes sparked the Menendez indictment in Washington, and Russian...