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Jul 26, 2016

Roundtable with Ann Bernstein

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, July 26, the Africa Center hosted a breakfast roundtable discussion with Ann Bernstein, executive director of the Center for Development and Enterprise (CDE) in Johannesburg, South Africa’s leading development think tank, who discussed the challenges of mass employment and inclusion and their impact on rising social discontent in the run-up to the pivotal […]

South Africa

In the News

Jul 21, 2016

McGrath in Foreign Policy: What Everyone’s Getting Wrong About Zimbabwe’s #ThisFlag Movement

By Chloe McGrath

Read the full article here.

South & Central Africa

New Atlanticist

Jul 14, 2016

In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe Cornered by a Nonviolent Opposition

By TK Spandhla

Zimbabwe’s government has never before had to deal with a nonviolent civil resistance movement as it is currently facing, according to Chloë McGrath, a visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center. The non-partisan nonviolent nature of the protests has “really changed the narrative of the way that protests have worked in Zimbabwe in the […]

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AfricaSource

Jun 27, 2016

Factionalism in South Africa’s ANC Fuels Violent Protests

By Chloë McGrath

On June 20, violent protests broke out in Tshwane, the metropolitan municipality encompassing South Africa’s executive capital, Pretoria. The death toll associated with the chaos that ensued cost five people their lives. While violent protests are not an unusual occurrence in the embattled democracy, last week’s events are particularly significant. With just six weeks to […]

Africa South Africa

Issue Brief

May 11, 2016

Congo blues: Scoring Kabila’s rule

By Pierre Englebert

Across Africa, leaders are tinkering with term limits and prolonging their tenures. In an increasingly unstable Central African region, Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), appears poised to be the next African leader to sidestep the relinquishing of power and the election of his successor, constitutionally mandated for November 2016. […]

Africa Civil Society

Issue Brief

Apr 14, 2016

Embracing Impact: How Africa Can Overcome the Emerging Market Downturn

By J. Peter Pham and Aubrey Hruby

In January 2016, oil prices fell to their lowest levels in more than a decade. Meanwhile, China, the world’s second-largest economy, is experiencing its most sluggish growth in a quarter-century—dragging down commodity prices and dampening the global economic outlook. The effects of this broad slowdown will hurt African economies more than most, because China and […]

Africa Angola

In the News

Mar 30, 2016

Pham Quoted by International Business Times on Elections in Central African Republic

By J. Peter Pham

Read the full article here.

South & Central Africa

Event Recap

Mar 17, 2016

Briefing by the Foreign Minister of Burundi

By Africa Center

On Thursday, March 17, the Africa Center hosted a briefing with H.E. Alain Aimé Nyamitwe, Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation of the Republic of Burundi, who provided an update on developments in the country, including the mission of the Heads of State appointed by the African Union, the visit of UN Secretary General […]

South & Central Africa

New Atlanticist

Mar 16, 2016

Keeping the Focus on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

By Mitch Hulse

The Obama administration must pay closer attention to developments in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where President Joseph Kabila is poised to extend his term in violation of constitutional limits, according to Herman J. Cohen, a former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. “I fear that the United […]

South & Central Africa

Event Recap

Mar 15, 2016

Why the Congo Matters

By Africa Center

On Tuesday, March 15, the Africa Center launched its newest issue brief, Why the Congo Matters. The study, authored by Senior Fellow Dr. Gérard Prunier, explores the escalating domestic political tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and makes the case for increased global engagement to prevent the descent of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest […]

South & Central Africa
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