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From Unilateral Response to Coordinated Action: How Can Mobility Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Adapt to the Public-Health Challenges of COVID-19?

Recommended research   published by Ling San Lau, Kate Hooper, and Monette Zard, MPI on June 30, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 upended migration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa. It exposed how out of sync public health policy is with the realities of migration and mobility on the continent. Border closures, which stemmed the early spread of the virus, stranded large numbers of migrants and shut down the supply of essential goods and services. This, in turn, added to the crisis affecting both human security and the broader pandemic response. To prepare for future health emergencies, policy must consider the realities of a region with porous borders, under-resourced healthcare and migration management systems, and limited safety nets for people.

The Shifting Front of Militant Islamist Violence in the Sahel

Spotlight   published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies on April 7, 2025

Militant Islamist violence in the Sahel continues to shift southward and westward, putting ever more pressure on population centers in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—as well as on their coastal West African neighbors.

Practical Lessons to Improve Stabilization Operations in Somalia

Spotlight   published by Ronnie Bradford on March 31, 2025

Insufficient operational coordination between local military officials and civilian administrators on stabilization functions is limiting the consolidation of gains in the fight against al Shabaab.

The DRC Conflict Enters a Dangerous New Phase

Spotlight   published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies on February 26, 2025

The regionalization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo crisis raises prospects for another multinational Congo War and the need for a robust African response.

Africa’s 2024 Security Trends in 10 Graphics

Infographic   published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies on December 17, 2024

Africa’s persisting conflicts are compounding crises of governance on the continent, straining already fragile regions and opening the door to foreign exploitation through proxy forces, resource trafficking, and information manipulation.

The Regional Security Imperative to Protect the Congo Basin

Africa Security Brief No. 44   published by Denis Mahonghol on November 4, 2024

Unregulated logging of the Congo Basin rainforests threatens to undercut the livelihoods of millions of households in the region, empower transnational organized criminal networks, and disrupt water cycles in West Africa and the Nile River Basin.

Violent Criminal Gangs Displace and Disrupt North West Nigeria

Spotlight   published by Kunle Adebajo and Hamza Ibrahim on October 21, 2024

Criminal gangs in Nigeria’s North West region have grown increasingly lethal, routinizing mass abductions, seizing farms in an important breadbasket, and causing massive internal displacement.