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2020Africa: Yearin Review
Publication date: January 12, 2021
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A Letter from the Director,
Dr. Monde Muyangwa
U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS
Time to Revamp—Not Revert—U.S. Diplomacy in Africa,
Mr. Alan Boswell
Doomed Hope?,
Mr. Nii Akuetteh
Africa and the Biden Administration’s Summit for Democracy,
Mr. Judd Devermont
Getting U.S. Policy in Democratic Sync,
Mr. T
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When Elephants Fight the Grass is Trampled,
Ms. Vivian Lowery Derryck
GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP
Key African Democratic Advances in 2020,
Dr. Alex Vines
The Erosion of Term Limits in Africa Reflects Worrying Trend,
Dr. Joseph Siegle
The Changing Dynamics of Democratic Engagement in the Time of COVID-19,
Mr. Gregory Kearns
New Horizons for Niger,
Dr. Sophia Moestrup
Somalia in 2020 and Beyond,
Dr. Ladan Affi
Women Leaders Respond to COVID-19,
Dr. Aili Tripp
Evaluating COVID-19 in Africa: Responses, Effects, and Future Risks,
Ms. Fabiola Michele Lawson
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Youth Riots in Nigeria: Was it Predictable? Who is Next?,
Dr. Adesoji Adelaja
#EndSARS and the Rise of Africa’s Activist Generation,
Ms. K. Riva Levinson
CONFLICT PREVENTION, PEACEBUILDING, AND SECURITY
U.S. Army Remains Committed to African Security, Stability,
Major General Andrew Rohling
Strengthening Community-Centered Responses to Violent Extremism,
Mr. Tony Carroll and Ms. Kristen O’Connell
Bridges Over Troubled Waters: Women, Peacebuilding, and Water Diplomacy in the East African Community,
Dr. Marisa O. Ensor
ECOWAS’ Peace and Security Shattered by Unconstitutional Coups,
Ms. Kamissa Camara
The Coup in Mali and the Case for Privileging African Institutions,
Ambassador J. Peter Pham
New Challenges to Thawing the Conflict in Western Sahara,
Ms. Hannah Akuiyibo
What the Crisis in Ethiopia Entails for Bordering States,
Ms. Monique Walker
TRADE, INVESTMENT, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Africa’s Response in the Wake of the Pandemic: The Economy Versus Lockdown,
Mr. George Boateng and Ms. Beatrice Dankyi
African Countries Face a Debt Crisis,
Mr. Ian Gorecki
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