Africa in the news: Ramaphosa visits West Africa, omicron-induced travel ban provokes backlash, and protests in Sudan and Eswatini continue

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa shakes hands with Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara at the the presidential palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Africa in the news: Ramaphosa visits West Africa, omicron-induced travel ban provokes backlash, and protests in Sudan and Eswatini continue

Saturday, December 4, 2021

US-EU cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

A general view of the U.S. Capitol after the Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. With a government shutdown approaching on Friday, Congress is working to put together a short-term spending compromise while Democrats continue to negotiate President Biden's Build Back Better agenda in a hectic December on the Hill. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

What does Congress need to get done before the holidays?

Molly E. Reynolds and Adrianna Pita

Friday, December 3, 2021

An indigenous elder braids the hair of a child while they await arrest at the US Capitol during a youth-led civil disobedience action against the continued use of fossil fuels, on the fifth and final day of a week of action hosted by People vs. Fossil Fuels. Protesters have two major demands of the Biden Administration; cease approvals of projects for fossil fuel infrastructure and lead a renewable energy transformation. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Separate but unequal: How tribes, unlike states, face major hurdles to access the most basic public finance tools

Friday, December 3, 2021

A health worker takes a dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from a vial during the roll out of mass vaccination for the disease in Abuja, Nigeria, November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

What do Pfizer’s 1996 drug trials in Nigeria teach us about vaccine hesitancy?

Belinda Archibong and Francis Annan

Friday, December 3, 2021

How to address extremism among veterans

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks during a deployment ceremony of Salvadoran army soldiers for the Territorial Control plan in San Salvador, El SalvadorJuly 19, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Fighting the autocratic slide in Central America

Charles T. Call

Friday, December 3, 2021

A healthcare worker holds a vial with the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the National hospital in Abuja, Nigeria, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

We are not guinea pigs: The effects of negative news on vaccine compliance

Belinda Archibong and Francis Annan

Friday, December 3, 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak with European Council President Charles Michel via videoconference at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2021. Michel is meeting with several EU leaders prior to an EU summit which begins Thursday. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS

How digital minilaterals can revive international cooperation

Tanya Filer and Antonio Weiss

Friday, December 3, 2021

A mineworker returns at the end of an underground shift at the Harmony Gold Mine's Doornkop shaft near Johannesburg, South Africa. A mineworker returns at the end of an underground shift at the Harmony Gold Mine's Doornkop shaft near Johannesburg, South Africa August 17, 2005. South Africa's gold mines are back in full production after the end last week of the first industry-wide industrial strike in 18 years, with firms hoping they may be able to make up some lost production. Picture taken August 17, 2005. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Digitalizing Africa’s mines

Friday, December 3, 2021