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Shifting the Narrative on Africa: Playing to the Continent’s Upside

ian — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Alongside the crises that preoccupy U.S. Africa policymakers and the gloomy headlines that continue to dominate U.S. media coverage on the continent, a far more hopeful story is playing out.

The Old-Style Coup Makes a Comeback in Mali

sherry — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Disgruntled junior army officers have seized control of the presidential palace and state broadcasting apparatus in the West African country of Mali, declaring a coup d’état against the government of President Amadou Toumani Touré.

Polio in Nigeria

jdunton — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Since 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)—an international partnership of government and private institutions—has reduced the number of reported polio cases worldwide by more than 99 percent, successfully eliminating polio from much of the globe. Yet Nigeria remains one of the most entrenched reservoirs of poliovirus in the world.

Strategic Partnerships to Build African Scientific Capacity for Agriculture

kate — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The world faces an enormous challenge over the next 50 years, to double the amount of food produced globally, but without further depleting the soil, water, and other natural resources. This challenge will require a great deal of ingenuity and effort, and will rely on the capacity of the scientific community to develop new and improved crop varieties, to combat pests and diseases.

Critical Questions for 2012

ian — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

From international security and regional study to global challenges, CSIS experts will address many of the world's most difficult policy concerns and critical questions in 2012. To kick off the new year, we asked 25 of our scholars to identity what worries them most and what are the biggest opportunities in their respective areas of study.

Assessing Risks to Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa

jdunton — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The report Assessing Risks to Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa provides an overview of the CSIS study series Stress Testing African States that examines the risks of instability in 10 African countries over the next decade: read more

Rwanda

jdunton — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

This report, Rwanda: Assessing Risks to Stability, is part of CSIS study series Stress Testing African States that examines the risks of instability in 10 African countries over the next decade: Ang

Second-Order Effects in Sub-Saharan Africa

ian — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The crisis in Libya has raised fears among security analysts that the ongoing confl ict will destabilize the already fragile states of the Sahel and strengthen the hand of affi liates of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) operating in Mauritania, Mali, and Niger. There is good reason for these fears.

A More Strategic U.S. Approach to Police Reform in Africa

jdunton — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. strategic stakes in Africa have expanded in the last 15 years, with growing awareness among policymakers and the American public that developments in Africa can have direct and significant impact on U.S. economic, political, and security interests.

Côte d’Ivoire Standoff Continues

mentman — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Reports of violence are mounting in Côte d’Ivoire as incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo continues in his refusal to relinquish power to Alassane Ouattara, broadly recognized by the international community as the legitimate winner of the country’s November 28 presidential runoff election.

Côte d’Ivoire Standoff Continues

Online Africa Policy Forum — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Côte d’Ivoire Standoff Continues

Online Africa Policy Forum — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Election Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire

ian — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Côte d’Ivoire remains locked in a precarious political standoff, with incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo refusing to cede office to political rival Alassane Ouattara, despite preponderant evidence that the latter won the November 28 presidential runoff election.

The Election Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire

Online Africa Policy Forum — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

African Perspectives on Genetically Modified Crops

jdunton — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The authors gauge the current status of the debate on biotechnology in Africa with a snapshot of three countries at different stages along the spectrum of opinion on genetically modified crops (GMOs): Zambia, where a strong emphasis on the precautionary principle remains very much in place; Kenya, where recent legislation has opened the door to eventual commercialization of GM crops; and South

Kenya Trip Report

jdunton — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Members of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy, led by commission cochairs Helene Gayle (president and CEO of CARE) and Admiral William Fallon (USN ret.), traveled to Kenya for a three-day mission, in partnership with CARE, from August 8–12, 2009. The delegation focused on a core set of questions, ultimately intended to inform commission recommendations to U.S.

African Conflicts and U.S. Diplomacy

jdunton — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD) cohosted a conference on October 29, 2009, to examine the role of diplomacy in U.S. relations with Africa. Discussions were grounded in the belief that as U.S. interests and engagement in Africa expand, U.S. diplomatic capacities must expand accordingly.

The Obama Administration’s Sudan Strategy

Online Africa Policy Forum — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

After months of internal debate, mounting impatience among U.S.

The Obama Administration’s Sudan Strategy

ian — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

After months of internal debate, mounting impatience among U.S.

Public Health in Africa

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Nowhere are global public health challenges more acute than in sub-Saharan Africa. With just 13 percent of the world’s population, this region carries 24 percent of the global burden of disease. The continent’s immense disease burden and frail health systems are embedded in a broader context of poverty, underdevelopment, conflict, and weak or ill-managed government institutions.

U.S. Africa Policy beyond the Bush Years

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. policy toward Africa underwent a dramatic expansion under the tenure of President George W. Bush, marked by unprecedented resource flows, a major diplomatic effort in Sudan, and the establishment of historic initiatives in health, development, and security.

Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

China has been pursuing its national interests recently through the exercise of “soft power,” as it projects a nonconfrontational face to the developing world.

China's Soft Power in Africa

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Chapter 3 from Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States.

Piracy in the Gulf of Aden

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

On September 25, Somali pirates hijacked the MV Faina, a Ukrainian freighter loaded with tanks, grenade launchers, antiaircraft guns, and assorted ammunition and explosives in the Gulf of Aden. The pirates have demanded a $20-million ransom for the release of the ship, cargo, and crew. The Faina is now surrounded by several U.S. warships, with a Russian frigate slated to join them.

U.S. and Chinese Engagement in Africa

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Africa Program, in collaboration with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Chinese Institute for International Studies (CIIS), hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., in December 2007, on U.S. and Chinese engagement in Africa.

A New U.S. Command for Africa in Global Forecast: the Top Security Challenges of 2008

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

The establishment of a new U.S. combatant command for Africa— U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM—announced by President Bush in February 2007 and launched on October 1, 2007, has generated considerable …

Confronting the Crisis in Sudan

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) announced on October 11 its decision to boycott the government of national unity. This decision stoked fears that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), which put an end to nearly 20 years of civil war between southern Sudan and the government in Khartoum, is near collapse and that a resumption of overt hostilities is imminent.

Fading Hopes for Somalia Crisis

Online Africa Policy Forum — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Hopes for a peaceful political resolution to the crisis in Somalia are dimming, as a power struggle between the Ethiopian-backed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and clan-based and Islamist militias continues to wrack Mogadishu.

Fading Hopes for Somalia Crisis

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Advancing U.S. Leadership on Global HIV/AIDS

Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was unveiled in 2003, just four years ago, in the middle of the first Bush administration. Follow-on events moved rapidly.

Kenya in 2007: Glass Half Empty or Full?

Online Africa Policy Forum — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Four years ago, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki came to office on a wave of hope and expectation, as well as a platform that focused first and foremost on improving governance and combating the scourge of corruption.

Somalia's Future

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500

On January 17, 2007, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in collaboration with the Council on Foreign Relations, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center, hosted a major conference in Washington, D.C., entitled “Somalia’s Future: Options for Diplomacy,

Strategy Report Vol 2, No.16

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500

On December 18, the Office of the Chief of Staff hosted a Strategy Hour with Jennifer Cooke from the Africa Program and Post-Conflict Reconstruction's Rick Barton and Liora Danan, who completed a 19-day trip to Nigeria. Over the course of their visit, they met with 115 Nigerian government officials, religious leaders, NGO leaders and other professionals, as well as senior U.S.

HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: Toward Sustainable U.S. Engagement

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Battling HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0500

This is a report of the CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force delegation to Ethiopia May 23-28. Delegation co-chairs were Princeton Lyman and Kathleen Cravero.

Africa Notes: New Chance for Kenya: U.S. Policy Should Help Make the Most of It - January 2003

Thu, 02 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Kenyan democracy took a giant step forward on December 27, 2002, when over 10 million voters cast their ballots in presidential, parliamentary, and civic elections that most observers agree were the most credible and competitive in Kenya’s history.

The Second Wave of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: China, India, Russia, Ethiopia, Nigeria

Thu, 03 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0400

A Conference Report of the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS

Sudan's Oil Sector - CSIS Background Paper

Fri, 09 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0400

As long as war continues in Sudan, the growth of Sudan’s oil sector will be highly constrained, while the sector itself will remain a potent negative factor.

Strengthening U.S.-French Collaboration on HIV/AIDS in Africa

Mon, 03 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0500

A report based on the outcomes of the CSIS/Brookings Center on the United States and France (CUSF) conference on Strengthening U.S.-French Collaboration on HIV/AIDS in Africa, which took place December 3, 2001.

Africa Notes: U.S. Policy Toward Kenya in the Wake of September 11: Can New Antiterrorist Imperatives Be Reconciled with Endurin

Sat, 01 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0500

As President George W. Bush’s administration expands its global war against terrorism, Kenya is likely to assume added significance in the hierarchy of U.S. security interests. In the wake of September 11, the Horn of Africa has gained renewed salience in U.S. geopolitical calculations.

Africa Policy in the Clinton Years

Mon, 01 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0400

The Clinton years saw unprecedented high-level engagement in Africa and the articulation of a vision of partnership based on consultation and ambitious policy initiatives. Though important results were achieved in some areas, the administration encountered substantial obstacles linked to Africa's worsening environment and to internal constraints.

Africa Notes: Time for Concerted International Action on Zimbabwe - August 2001

Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0400

Zimbabwe has entered a political and economic crisis that could worsen precipitously and destabilize the surrounding region. Pressures for democratic change and economic reform are steep—indeed growing&…