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By Atlantic Council experts
The last ship under the UN- and Turkey-brokered deal to export grain and fertilizer from Ukraine by sea has left Odesa. Atlantic Council experts explain what to expect next.
AfricaSource
By Alexandra Gorman
Nigeria’s new president will need to get all the help he can get—including from the United States—to address the jihadist insurgency that has engulfed the country’s north.
By Rama Yade
The African presidents aiming to bring an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine can be a part of the solution to a global problem rather than sit on the sidelines of geopolitics as collateral victims.
By Aubrey Rugo
By purchasing high-quality carbon credits, companies can support the sustainable growth of low- and middle-income populations in the world’s fastest-growing regions.
By Emilie Bel
The initiative could provide the African continent with the billions needed to close the infrastructure gap. But for it to be a success, several conditions must be met.
By Ernst Jan “EJ” Hogendoorn
It is not enough to simply call for a ceasefire and a return to negotiations because those outcomes could reestablish the fraught balance of power.
By Benjamin Mossberg
The Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces must be governed by the rule of law and work to protect democracy and human rights in Sudan.
Here are our experts’ top takeaways from meetings with central bankers and finance ministers.
By Aubrey Hruby
The Biden administration’s commitment to high-level engagement with African leaders is welcome, but its recent US-Africa Leaders summit should have been a launch pad for big, bold ideas.
By Tyrell Junius
If the United States truly wants to embrace the African diaspora, it must create policies that promote the digitization of records and the creation of databases that are affordable and accessible to the public.