Africa
Program
Africa: Yearin Review
Wilson Center
2016
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A Letter from the Director,
Dr. Monde Muyangwa
TRADE, INVESTMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Expanding Economic Relations under a Trump Administration,
Dr. Mima S. Nedelcovych
A Global Stage for Africa’s Rising Tech Entrepreneurs,
Mr. Grant Harris
A Dark Year for Internet Freedom,
Ms. H. Nanjala Nyabola
SECURITY, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND PEACEBUILDING
Financing Security for All in Africa,
Dr. Raymond Gilpin
Sahel Stabilization Emerges as Continental Priority,
Dr. Sophia Moestrup
Austerity and Unrest in Chad,
Dr. Alex Thurston
Losing Legitimacy? UN Peace Missions in Africa,
Dr. Ann L. Phillips
African Horizons: Supporting Africa’s Progress Through Long-term Security Cooperation,
Major General Joseph P. Harrington
INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP
Consolidating Democracy in Benin,
Dr. Landry Signé
The Crisis in Burundi,
Mr. Steve McDonald
The Gambia’s Shaky Democratic Transition,
Ms. Kamissa Camara
President Jammeh’s “Impossible” U-Turn over the Election,
Dr. Arsène Brice Bado, S. J.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo: A Political Alternation,
Father Emmanuel Bueya, S. J.
Uganda Takes in Refugees: Addressing a Global Challenge,
Ms. Helen Kezie-Nwoha
AFRICA AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
When Threats Become Reality: African Countries Withdraw from the ICC,
Mr. Anton du Plessis and Ms. Ottilia Anna Maunganidze
The ICC: A Big Deal?
Mr. Nii Akuetteh
SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN
The Evolution of U.S.-Sudan Relations,
Ambassador Nureldin Satti
Bloodshed in South Sudan: The Risk of Spiraling Into Genocide,
Dr. Getachew Zeru Gebrekidan
AFRICA’S EVOLVING ROLE IN THE GLOBAL ARENA
China-Africa Relations: Trends and Policies,
Mr. Winslow Robertson
Brexit and Africa: Beyond the Doom,
Mr. Olusegun Sotola
A Global Trifecta Will Shape Africa in 2017,
Ms. Vivian Lowery Derryck
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