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This camp is managed by both the state and humanitarian organizations, and the displaced people have found a more normal life here than elsewhere / The UNHCR official makes the children repeat certain phrases.The region of Cabo Delgado, in the northeast of Mozambique, has been experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian drama for the past 4 years. Al-Shabab jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State since 2019 are wreaking havoc there. This armed group terrorizes the different ethnic groups while carrying out coordinated and simultaneous attacks against public institutions. To date, more than 2,800 people have been killed.In Pemba, the capital of the region and a former tourist town, the humanitarian situation has continued to deteriorate. The town's population has doubled. The displaced are piling up on the beaches or waiting in buildings requisitioned by the state before being rehoused.Camps are multiplying throughout the region. The inhabitants are totally dependent on humanitarian aid. The conditions are precarious, between insecurity, extreme poverty and the beginning of famine.Where: Montepuez, Cabo Delgado, MozambiqueWhen: 28 Apr 2021Credit: Chris Huby/Le Pictorium/Cover Images

Order from Chaos

Events of last six months show fragile countries must remain priority for the US and its allies

Alexandre Marc and Bruce Jones

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Pipelines are seen at Zueitina oil terminal, in west of Benghazi, Libya February 3, 2020. Picture taken February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Natural resource update, security updates, and COVID-19’s third wave in Africa

Mary Blankenship, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Election officials work at computers at a tallying center in Nairobi, Kenya.

TechStream

How African states can tackle state-backed cyber threats

Nathaniel Allen and Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling

Thursday, July 15, 2021

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Events

Prospects for peace and security in Zimbabwe

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Regional integration in West Africa: Is there a role for a single currency?

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Bolstering Africa’s green transitions: The role of an African-European partnership

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

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Road Warriors: Foreign Fighters in the Armies of Jihad

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Experts

Landry Signé

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

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Multimedia

File photo - Chad, Ennedi, Amdjarass, arrival of President Idriss Deby with his wife in his native village and official welcome at the airport. Chads President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a sixth term in office. Deby's campaign said on Monday that he was headed to the front lines to join troops battling "terrorists". Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Podcast Episode

What does President Idriss Déby’s death mean for Chad?

John Mukum Mbaku and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Johannesburg, South Africa - December 21, 2013: Johannesburg began as a gold-mining settlement. Today it is one of the world's leading financial centers, the economic & financial hub of South Africa

Podcast Episode

US policy toward Africa, with Landry Signé

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The President's Inbox

Thursday, February 25, 2021

High view point cityscape of Accra, Ghana. Traffic jam on George Bush Highway with hills on the background

Up Front

A conversation with Mohammed Adjei Sowah, mayor of Accra

Anthony F. Pipa and Kaitlyn Pendrak

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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More on Sub-Saharan Africa

A branch of South African clothing and homeware retailer Mr Price is seen in Cape Town, South Africa, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

South Africa after COVID-19—light at the end of a very long tunnel

Wolfgang Fengler, Marie-Francoise Nelly, Indermit Gill, Benedicte Baduel, and Facundo Cuevas

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Residents walk through a walkway as a man connects electricity above the power transformer in a village in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

COVID-19 and poverty’s impact on electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa

Tamara White

Monday, July 12, 2021

A medical worker gives a dose of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a man, at the Ruaraka Uhai Neema Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Africa in the news: COVID-19 spreads, Jacob Zuma sentenced, and climate change mitigation efforts enhanced

Mary Blankenship, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, July 10, 2021

King Mswati III of Swaziland waits to address attendees during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Africa in the news: Eswatini protests, upgrades to Rwanda’s health system, and energy and environment updates

Tamara White, Leo Holtz, and Mary Blankenship

Saturday, July 3, 2021

The Insurance Company of Africa is pictured in Monrovia, Liberia, October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

Capturing Africa’s insurance potential for shared prosperity

Landry Signé

Friday, July 2, 2021

Driver of a Golf Club Car drives to the main building of the Aqua Safari Resort. Relax at a luxury beach resort. Modern architecture. Travel and vacation in West Africa. Ghana, Volta, Ada – Jan14,2017

Addressing youth unemployment in Ghana by supporting the agro-processing and tourism sectors

Ernest Aryeetey, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, and Festus Ebo Turkson

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Reports

Prospects for peace and security in Zimbabwe

Regional integration in West Africa: Is there a role for a single currency?

Bolstering Africa’s green transitions: The role of an African-European partnership

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative