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CSIS scholars from the Africa Program, Middle East Program, Global Health Policy Center, the Human Rights Initiative, the Prosperity and Development Project, and the Global Food Security Program research the most critical issues facing the African continent.
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AFCON and the Power of Unity
Afolabi Adekaiyaoja, Research Analyst at the Center for Democracy and Development in Abuja, Nigeria, joins to discuss the remarkable achievements of AFCON 2023.
Transcript — March 7, 2024
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Rethinking the U.S. Approach in the Global South
Transcript — March 7, 2024
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The CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Vanessa Kerry and Minister Austin Demby
Transcript — February 29, 2024
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Will the Sahel Military Alliance Further Fragment ECOWAS?
Commentary by Beverly Ochieng — February 15, 2024
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Security in the Horn of Africa: A Discussion with Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister
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After the Coup d'état, What Comes Next? A Conversation With Niger's Prime Minister
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The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
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Book Launch- Collapse and Resiliency: The Inside Story of Liberia's Unprecedented Ebola Response
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Russia’s Food War
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Caitlin Welsh — March 7, 2024
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AFCON and the Power of Unity
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Rethinking the U.S. Approach in the Global South
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The CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Vanessa Kerry and Minister Austin Demby
Podcast Episode — March 1, 2024
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The CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Vanessa Kerry and Minister Austin Demby
Event — February 29, 2024
The CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Vanessa Kerry and Minister Austin Demby
Transcript — February 29, 2024