Africa in 2015
Disclaimer: This section features a selection of noteworthy analysis and forecasts which reflect the opinions of their authors. They do not necessarily reflect those of the Foundation for a World in Transition, nor of its members. The Foundation encourages the open exchange of opinion amongst its members yet does not take any institutional position.
Tackling the Illicit African Wildlife Trade
By Ambassador John Campbell
Council on Foreign Relations - September 18, 2015
Somalia’s Federal Future: Layered Agendas, Risks and Opportunities
By Jason Mosley
Royal Institute of International Affairs - September 14, 2015
Terrorism and the Illegal Ivory Trade in East Africa
By Tom Maguire & Cathy Haenlein
Royal United Services Institute - September 13, 2015
Africa looks west once again
By Dr. Alex Vines Obe
Royal Institute of International Affairs - September 12, 2015
Turkey’s Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa: Shifting Alliances and Strategic Diversification
By David Shinn
Royal Institute of International Affairs - September 9, 2015
Remarks by President Obama to the People of Africa
By Barack Obama
Council on Foreign Relations - July 28, 2015
China and Africa: the Honeymoon is Over
By Thierry Vircoulon & Victoria Madonna
French Institute of International Relations - July 22, 2015
The Plunder of Africa
By Howard W. French
Foreign Affairs - July 21, 2015
Socio-Economic Impacts of the Humanitarian Response in the Central African Republic
By Thierry Vircoulon & Charlotte Arnaud
French Institute of International Relations - July 20, 2015
Mozambique to 2018: Managers, Mediators and Magnates
By Dr Alex Vines Obe, Soren Kirk Jensen, Henry Thompson & Elisabete Azevedo-Harman
Royal Institute of International Affairs - June 22, 2015
From Boko Haram to Ansaru: The Evolution of Nigerian Jihad
By Raffaello Pantucci & Dr Sasha Jesperson
Royal United Services Institute - April 15, 2015
Lessons from Garissa
By William Mark Bellamy
Center for Strategic and International Studies - April 5, 2015
Nigerians Have Voted, Will Political Leaders Listen?
By Jennifer G. Cooke
Center for Strategic and International Studies - March 30, 2015
Tunisia’s Museum Attack
By Haim Malka
Center for Strategic and International Studies - March 18, 2015
Nigeria's 2015 Presidential Election: Deciphering a High-risk Operation
By Benjamin Auge
French Institute of International Relations - March 12, 2015
Can Chad Tip the Balance against Boko Haram?
By Cathy Haenlein
Royal United Services Institute - March 12, 2015
The State of African Resilience
By Jennifer G. Cooke
Center for Strategic and International Studies - March 11, 2015
Oil and Gas in Eastern Africa: Current Developments and Future Perspectives
By Benjamin Auge
French Institute of International Relations - March 5, 2015
Africa’s New Energy Producers
By Jennifer G. Cooke, David L. Goldwyn
Center for Strategic and International Studies - February 27, 2015
Separating Myth from Reality: Can We Learn Anything from Terrorist Propaganda Videos?
By Richard Downie
Center for Strategic and International Studies - February 24, 2015
Backdrop Boko Haram: What We Should Understand about Youth in Nigeria
By Nicole Goldin
Center for Strategic and International Studies - January 23, 2015
Authoritarianism and the securitization of development in Africa
By Jonathan Fisher & David M. Anderson
Royal Institute of International Affairs - January 15, 2015