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By 2050, a quarter of the global population will live in Africa. CSIS scholars research critical issues and emerging trends affecting the world’s fastest-growing region. African countries are endowed with potential stemming from both natural resources and a burgeoning youth population, but governance and security challenges persist.

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Takeaways from the 2026 International AIDS Conference

CSIS Global Health Policy Center hosted a discussion reflecting on the major science and policy takeaways from the 26th International AIDS Conference.

Transcript — August 31, 2026

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Oge Onubogu

Oge Onubogu

Director and Senior Fellow, Africa Program
Katherine E. Bliss

Katherine E. Bliss

Director and Senior Fellow, Immunizations and Health Systems Resilience, Global Health Policy Center
Jon B. Alterman

Zane Swanson

Deputy Director, Global Food and Water Security Program

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The Future of U.S.–Africa Minerals Diplomacy

Join the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program for a high-level forum on the future of U.S-Africa cooperation in minerals and energy, and what a more commercially-focused partnership could look like.

Event — September 18, 2026

Changing the Narrative on African Investment

Discover how film and media drive economic growth and unlock investment across Africa. Enoh T. Ebong and Akunna Cook explore the power of creative industries.

Event — September 15, 2026

Into Africa

Nigeria 2027: Can Nigerians Trust the 2027 Election?

Oge Onubogu is joined by Samson Itodo to discuss Nigeria’s electoral landscape and the governance deficit at the heart of many of its challenges.

Podcast Episode by Oge Onubogu — September 10, 2026

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Into Africa

Africa on the Move: Migration, Labor Mobility, and Integration

Oge Onubogu speaks with Amanda Bisong and Daniel Yu about the realities of migration across Africa the gap between political rhetoric and economic evidence, and what greater labor mobility could mean for the continent’s growth and integration.

Podcast Episode by Oge Onubogu — August 27, 2026

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Zainab Usman on Critical Minerals and AGOA

Bill and Scott welcome Zainab Usman, senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, to discuss critical minerals and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

Podcast Episode by Scott Miller and William Alan Reinsch — August 17, 2026

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