Africa

The United States has an opportunity to put human rights at the center of its foreign policy on Africa.

In principle, the new policy tightens safeguards for airstrikes and special operation raids. But it contains loopholes that will likely allow business as usual for USAFRICOM in…

The country, now in the grip of a military regime, seeks a second term, and the African Union is complicit in supporting the bid.

The path to peace in Somalia cannot rest on counterterrorism operations alone.

Militant groups recruit where predatory governments alienate youth, exclude vulnerable groups, and rule with violent impunity.

As security-heavy tactics fail, a more localized strategy is needed to focus on socio-economic and political grievances that fuel extremism.

What the empirics say about how States and non-State actors actually behave on the battlefield and under what conditions their compliance with humanitarian law changes.

Recent escalation of violence in eastern DRC has already displaced over 150,000 civilians and killed at least 23.

With partners, Washington can affect the calculus of local players and set an example of standing with local pro-democracy actors.

Current reporting mechanisms are opaque and not user-friendly for civilians seeking to use them in conflict-prone areas.

Deferring to local laws to determine the bounds of free speech on Twitter - and Musk has suggested doing - would jeopardize hard-won democratic freedoms in Africa.

Two UN votes and the energy security-sanctions squeeze exemplify the failed approach to significant players on the international stage.