Africa’s 2025 Elections: A Test of Credibility to Uphold Democratic Norms

Democratic progress will require policymakers and journalists to recognize and prize genuine processes of democratic participation within Africa’s wide ranging 2025 electoral line up.

What to Expect from Africa-China Relations in 2025What to Expect from Africa-China Relations in 2025

African countries will be looking to recalibrate their strategic partnerships with China to advance African interests as the continent positions itself to exercise greater agency in its external partnerships.

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Sudan In Focus

A collection of the Africa Center’s analyses of Sudan’s spiraling crises and regional security implications.

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Recalibrating Coastal West Africa’s Response to Violent Extremism

Coastal West African countries can strengthen resiliency to the threat of violent extremism by enhancing a multilayered response addressing local, national, and regional priorities.

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Mapping a Surge of Disinformation in Africa

Disinformation campaigns seeking to manipulate African information systems have surged nearly fourfold since 2022, triggering destabilizing and antidemocratic consequences.

Topic in Focus: Security Sector Governance
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Effective management of security resources is a pillar to security, good governance, and sustainable development—and a means of building trust in the security sector.

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Senegal’s culture of military professionalism has been the outcome of a deliberate and long-term effort to inculcate values of service, meritocracy, and respect for democratic values.