Don't Blame the Banks
How Overregulation Chokes the Flow of Remittances to Somalia March 18, 2015 Tom Keatinge Summary: Roughly $1.3 billion in remittances flow to Somalia every year. But heavy-handed regulation threatens...
View ArticleGoodluck's Run Out
Nigeria's Selects a New President March 31, 2015 Matt Mossman Summary: Nigeria’s election may have ended with a winner and a loser, but it was more about the process than the candidates. And there,...
View ArticleAfter Boko Haram
How to Rebuild Nigeria April 1, 2015 Jason Warner and Michael W. Baca Summary: Boko Haram is on the run. But that doesn’t mean that Nigeria is in the clear. As outside observers have focused on...
View ArticleTerrorist Turf Wars
Why al Shabab Attacked Kenya's Garissa University College April 7, 2015 Joshua Meservey Summary: Al Shabab was once one of the premier terror groups in the world. Years before ISIS gobbled up sections...
View ArticleKenya's Own Worst Enemy
Al Shabab Isn't the Real Problem April 12, 2015 Paul Hidalgo Summary: Al Shabab has been pushed out of its strongholds and cut off from its financial lifelines. And that is why the group’s ability to...
View ArticleAfrica's Next Hegemon
Behind Ethiopia's Power Plays April 12, 2015 Harry Verhoeven Summary: Ethiopia has surpassed Egypt as the most powerful country on the Nile. And African and Arab states alike are fast recognizing that...
View ArticleToo Small to Care in Gambia?
Banjul's Hidden Human Rights Crisis April 13, 2015 Daniel Bekele and Jeffrey Smith Summary: Since the attempted coup in December, six Gambian soldiers, including the three sentenced to death, have...
View ArticleThe Algeria Alternative
Why Algiers Defends Order at Home—But Not Abroad April 15, 2015 Geoff D. Porter Summary: From conflict in Mali to Libya's dangerous morass, Algeria has never faced such serious threats directly on its...
View ArticleGet Happy, Get Rich
The Relationship Between Depression and Poverty April 21, 2015 Catherine Thomas and Johannes Haushofer Summary: Mental health is not just a First World problem. In the developing world, depression is...
View ArticleChina Comes to Djibouti
Why Washington Should be Worried April 23, 2015 John Lee Summary: Tiny Djibouti in the Horn of Africa is a key strategic outpost for U.S. armed forces. But with China getting in on the act, Washington...
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