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AfricaSource

Jun 27, 2025

In Seville, leaders have an opportunity to tackle systemic global inequality. Will they take it?

By Hippolyte Fofack

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals at the global level increasingly depends on progress being made in Africa.

Africa Economy & Business

AfricaSource

Jun 27, 2025

Don’t leave Africa behind in sports sustainability—put it first

By Malcolm Biiga

The hosts of the upcoming Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup are committing to sustainability goals inside their countries. But achieving a sustainable sports legacy will take a global approach.

Africa Civil Society

AfricaSource

Jun 23, 2025

African countries must do more to prepare to quickly respond to cyberattacks

By Yasmine Abdillahi

Africa’s digital transformation has made public institutions both more efficient and more vulnerable. And each attack carries political, financial, and reputational consequences.

Africa Cybersecurity

AfricaSource

Jun 12, 2025

Empower women miners now for a just future in Africa

By Neeraja Kulkarni

African countries must address the challenges women in mining face with policies that are tailored to the needs of local communities.

Africa Energy & Environment

AfricaSource

Jun 3, 2025

Experts react: How Sidi Ould Tah will shape the African Development Bank

By the Africa Center

The Bank's newly elected president ran on a platform that focused on mobilizing more capital and reforming financial systems. Our experts outline what that will look like in reality.

Africa Economy & Business

AfricaSource

May 30, 2025

How the United States can support Cameroon as it faces its next democratic test

By Jude Mutah

The United States can act now to support democratic elections in Cameroon and help the country navigate what unfolds after the vote.

Africa Democratic Transitions

AfricaSource

May 15, 2025

African governments should rethink their approach to combating money laundering and terrorist financing

By Benjamin Mossberg

African countries can bolster financial inclusion and tap economic growth opportunities—while preventing the abuse of the global financial system by nefarious actors.

Africa Digital Currencies

New Atlanticist

May 6, 2025

The next pope may be African—or not. Either way, Africa is at the forefront of today’s Roman Catholic Church.

By Alexander Tripp

An African pope is not a given in this conclave or the next, but African agency and leadership in the twenty-first-century church is.

Africa Politics & Diplomacy

AfricaSource

May 2, 2025

To redefine US-Africa engagement, Washington must recognize the power of the African diaspora

By Kirstie Kwarteng

Embracing the digital identity economy will allow the US to shape a mutually beneficial partnership with African countries.

Africa Migration

Issue Brief

Apr 24, 2025

The Millennium Challenge Corporation could prove essential in the race for critical minerals. Reform it, don’t shut it down.

By Aubrey Hruby

As the Trump administration aligns foreign aid with core strategic interests, the MCC represents an underutilized asset.

Energy & Environment Politics & Diplomacy