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De Beers Diamond Moves Sales Army from London to Botswana
For the past century or so, big mining corporations have pursued their operations in Africa, but their senior management, marketing, and sales have been in Europe or North America. That is changing....
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Unprecedented Rhino Poaching in 2015
This is a guest post by Allen Grane, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. This year rhino poaching has increased significantly in South Africa and Namibia,...
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What to Watch: Africa 2016
While western governments are currently transfixed on events in Iraq and Syria, it is important that they do not forget Africa. Boko Haram has become the world’s deadliest terrorist organization and...
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Gains Against Poaching at Risk in Southern Africa
This is a guest post by Allen Grane, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. In recent years, southern Africa has been the last bastion for elephant protection....
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The Sub-Saharan Security Tracker
The Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program has just “soft-launched” a new online tool we call the Sub-Saharan Security Tracker (SST). We anticipate a roundtable at the Council’s New York and...
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Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s Indictment of African Presidential Leadership
In 2016, once again, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has found no retiring African leader qualified for the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African leadership. Mo Ibrahim, a British-Sudanese telecom...
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