From one perspective, the past week has been a success for military rulers in West Africa. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), announced the easing of sanctions on Niger, Mali, […]
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Political and Religious Leaders Push to Decriminalize FGM Members of the Gambian National Assembly may soon propose legislation to decriminalize female genital mutilation (FGM), which was banned in the country eight years ago.
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The recent flurry of congressional and executive attention on Sudan needs to be married to a long-term strategy toward the Horn of Africa. As the atrocities mount in Sudan and the humanitarian
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President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone Senegal’s elections threatens the country’s democratic identity. The weather in Dakar is forecast to be sunny and warm all week. But Senegal is on
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Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare The genital disappearance panic sweeping across Nigeria evokes nagging anxiety over masculinity and male power. In April 2021, a report spread across the Nigerian blogosphere that Chinese authorities
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U.S. trade with sub-Saharan Africa has plateaued in recent years, prompting analysts to question the effectiveness of a preferential trade program for the region. WRITTEN BY Claire Klobucista and Mariel Ferragamo The
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By Ebenezer Obadare African aspirations, not African leaders, should be the focus of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. This week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit could not have come at a more opportune moment.
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Climate change and climate-induced migration in the Horn of Africa could seriously exacerbate security risks in the region. The sixth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reiterates
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Horrendous killing of college sophomore highlights the country’s ethnoreligious fault line, but interdenominational rivalry in the south is of no less momentous. Ebenezer Obadare All in all, reactions to the murder of
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The dialogues in the Horn of Africa inspire little confidence to resolve the region’s crises while U.S. diplomatic efforts seem insufficient in an area of strategic interest. Michelle Gavin It’s
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