Program Related Publication Feeds

Angola and China

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Indira Campos and Alex Vines, research assistant and head of the Africa Program at Chatham House, conducted extensive in-country interviews to examine the perceptions and impact of China's engagement in Angola in a CSIS comissioned case study.

Angola and China: A Pragmatic Partnership

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Angola has enjoyed a period of sustained peace since April 2002 and is preparing for legislative elections in 2008—the first since 1992. From having one of the most protracted conflicts in Africa, Angola has within five years become one of the most successful economies in sub-Saharan Africa.

Toward a Reform Agenda for the Niger Delta

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

On March 14, 2007, the CSIS Africa Program hosted a conference on the Niger Delta, one in a series of events organized by a consortium of U.S.-based institutions to elevate the focus on Nigeria in the lead-up to and immediately beyond Nigeria's April elections. The sponsoring institutions are CSIS, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Council on Foreign Relations, the U.S.

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.

A Strategic U.S. Approach to Governance and Security in the Gulf of Guinea

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0400

A Report of the CSIS Task Force on Gulf of Guinea Security

Africa Notes: The Threat of International Sanctions on Sudan's Oil Sector - December 2004

Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0500

The CSIS Africa Program convened a meeting on Sudan on November 4, 2004, to explore the possible future imposition of oil sanctions on Sudan. CSIS Africa Program director J. Stephen Morrison chaired the meeting.

Africa Notes: Sudan's Energy Sector: Implementing the Wealth - Sharing Agreement - August 2004

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0400

On June 5, 2004, the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) signed a framework peace agreement in Naivasha, Kenya, endorsing final principles for ending a 21-year civil war that has taken 2 million lives.

Rising U.S. Stakes in Africa

Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Promoting Transparency in the African Oil Sector

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

A Report of the CSIS Task Force on Rising U.S. Energy Stakes in Africa.

Africa Notes: Alienation and Militancy in Nigeria's Niger Delta - May 2003

Mon, 05 May 2003 00:00:00 -0400

On March 16, Royal Dutch Shell, Nigeria’s biggest oil producer, evacuated nonessential staff from its facilities in the Warri district of southern Nigeria’s Delta region.

Africa Notes: Islam, Protest, and Conflict in Nigeria - December 2002

Sat, 14 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0500

U.S. security interests in Africa have been cast in a new light since the September 11 attacks. There is good reason to surmise that several African countries will furnish a hospitable setting for terrorist activities.

Africa Notes: U.S. Oil Stakes in West Africa - December 2002

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0500

On October 28 the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a roundtable discussion on U.S. oil stakes in West Africa that included presentations by Roger Diwan and J. Robinson West of PFC Energy; Mark Bellamy, deputy assistant secretary, Africa Bureau, U.S. Department of State; and Robert Ebel, director, CSIS Energy Program.

Geopolitics of Energy into the 21st Century

Fri, 16 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0400

It is perhaps ironic that in an age where the pace of technological change is almost overwhelming, the world will remain dependent, for 2000-2020 at least, on essentially the same forms of energy—oil, coal, and natural gas—that fueled the 20thcentury.

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.