Africa

Dangerous Game: Guinea’s President Plays the Ethnic Card

By J. Peter Pham

Two months ago, I warned that unless the international community steps up quickly to pressure the incumbent regime in Guinea to achieve a consensus with the political opposition and civil society regarding the sequencing and scheduling of the elections constitutionally required less than six months from now, the West African country’s belated and fragile democracy […]

Expansive and Inclusive Growth: A Conversation with Leading AfDB Presidential Candidate H.E. Akinwumi Adesina

By Africa Center

Later this month, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the regional multilateral bank for Africa, will hold elections for a new president to succeed incumbent Donald Kaberuka. On Monday, May 11, the Africa Center was pleased to welcome a leading candidate for the position, Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development H.E. Akinwumi Adesina.

Political Crisis Intensifies in Burundi: An Update

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the danger of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s intentions to run for a controversial third term, and how his efforts could undermine the country’s fragile peace. Much has happened in two weeks: the ruling party did, indeed, nominate Nkurunziza as its candidate for June’s presidential elections. When he accepted the […]