Global Governance & Politics

Ghana's president-elect Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) speaks during a news conference at his home in Accra, Ghana, December 9, 2016. REUTERS/Luc Gnago - RTX2UD05

Ghana’s new president: Jobs, jobs, jobs

Witney Schneidman

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

People wait to vote at a polling station in Kibi, eastern region of Ghana December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Luc Gnago - RTSV2RD

Figures of the week: Presidential elections in Africa in 2016

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Congolese opposition supporters chant slogans as they destroy the billboard of President Joseph Kabila during a march to press the President to step down in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe/File Photo - RTSQDV6

The postponed DRC elections: The major players for 2018

John Mukum Mbaku

Friday, December 2, 2016

Journalists carry Yehia Kalash, head of the Egyptian press syndicate, during a protest against restrictions on the press and to demand the release of detained journalists, in front of the Egyptian Press Syndicate's headquarters in downtown Cairo, Egypt May 4, 2016. Picture taken May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTSSHOJ

Want to stabilize the Middle East? Start with governance

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Congolese opposition supporters chant slogans during a march to press President Joseph Kabila to step down in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe/File Photo - RTSR1BY

The postponed DRC elections: What does the DRC’s situation look like now?

John Mukum Mbaku

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

A woman casts her ballot at Nyakasanza primary school polling station, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Bunia October 29, 2006. Congo voted on Sunday in a presidential election run-off intended to end decades of war, pillage and kleptocracy that have left the huge country devastated and poor despite vast mineral riches. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO) - RTR1ISPC

The postponed DRC elections: Behind the tumultuous politics

John Mukum Mbaku

Friday, November 18, 2016

Activists are transported in a police truck after they were detained ahead of a protest against government plans to introduce a new currency, in Harare, Zimbabwe November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo - RTX2UAS4

Africa in the news: IMF drops Zimbabwe sanctions, DRC and Guinea-Bissau dissolve governments, and Pew releases African attitudes survey

Friday, November 18, 2016

Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump looks out at Lake Michigan during a visit to the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Thayer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2LC44

Trump, trade, and security: A way forward

Joshua P. Meltzer

Monday, November 14, 2016

(L-R) Melania Trump, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump meets with Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Vice-President elect Mike Pence on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 10, 2016.

Donald Trump and Africa

Witney Schneidman

Thursday, November 10, 2016

American flags.

Experts weigh in: What this election means for U.S. foreign policy and next steps