Africa

Most recent stories in Africa

• Foreign Affairs Magazine

  The Promise of Africa’s “Youth Bulge”

  foreignaffairs.com - Zachariah Mampilly

  In September of last year, thousands of young protesters took to the streets in Cameroon to demand the resignation of President Paul Biya, who has …

• Foreign Affairs Magazine

  The West Helped Cripple Uganda’s Democracy

  foreignaffairs.com - Bobi Wine

  A mob of violent thugs, incited by an authoritarian president, storm a democratic legislature and disrupt controversial constitutional proceedings. …

• Foreign Affairs Magazine

  Great-Power Competition Is Coming to Africa

  foreignaffairs.com - Marcus Hicks, Kyle Atwell, and Dan Collini

  Under President Donald Trump, the United States withdrew troops and resources from Africa as part of a broader national security shift from …

• Foreign Affairs Magazine

  Power Shift in Congo

  foreignaffairs.com - Pascal Kalume Kambale and Mvemba Phezo Dizolele

  It is never easy for the ship of state to navigate turbulent waters when two captains are battling for the helm, yet that is the fate that befell the …