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Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco, Joe Biden
Africa

Why Biden is going to Angola

The president is laying the groundwork for competition with China in Africa while trying to shore up his legacy

Senegal Faye
QiOSK

‘Peacemaker’ Faye wins snap Senegal elections

The popular president has taken a different approach, tasked with warming relations with neighboring junta leaders

Kenya
Africa

Like Biden, don't expect Trump to pay much attention to Africa

The US tends to view the continent through a counterterrorism lens and that likely won't change come Jan. 21, 2025

Trump Modi
Global Crises

How Trump can navigate the new multi-polar world

Restraint can guide the president-elect in maintaining and elevating US interests

Botswana’s stunning election upset puts elites on notice
Africa

Botswana’s stunning election upset puts elites on notice

Across Africa, voters are responding to corruption and economic fragility by overturning decades of rule

Israel, a behind-the-scenes powerbroker in Sudan
Africa

Israel, a behind-the-scenes powerbroker in Sudan

Of the many foreign powers influencing this bloody conflict, Tel Aviv could help claw it back — if it wanted to.