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CFR Event: What’s Next for the Global Gen Z Uprisings?
December 12, 2025
Trump’s Nominee for Ambassador to South Africa Gets a Vote in Committee + Legislative Updates
November 20, 2025
The Political Theater Behind Trump’s “Guns-a-Blazing” Nigeria Threat
November 14, 2025
Trump’s Short-Sighted Reengagement With the Sahel’s Juntas
November 13, 2025
Gen Z Uprisings Underscore a Crisis of Legitimacy in African Democracies
October 31, 2025
The Death of Odinga, a Consummate Dealmaker, Upends Kenyan Politics
October 20, 2025
Seven Pillars of Military Integration for the DRC-Rwanda Peace Accord
August 11, 2025
With a Fourth-Term Bid, Cote d’Ivoire’s Ouattara Is Playing With Fire
August 1, 2025
From ‘Defending the Defenders’ to Diplomatic Desertion
July 28, 2025
Reading between the lines of H.R. 2633 (aka the South Africa bill)
July 22, 2025
South Sudan’s Latest Crisis is Following a Familiar Script
June 20, 2025
“The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals—Risks, Resilience, and Resource Control”
June 5, 2025
Quick Reflections on DRC/Liberia Election to the UN Security Council
June 4, 2025
New book: Military Integration during War-to-Peace Transitions (Routledge, 2023)
June 7, 2023
The Disintegration of the Military Integration Process in South Sudan (2006–2013)
September 27, 2016
South Sudan at Five – Recommended Readings
July 9, 2016
The ‘Is it hotter than Djibouti’ game
June 11, 2016
The Conviction of Hissène Habré
May 30, 2016
Lesley on Africa practices small talk
April 17, 2016
The time I got acronymed into submission
February 22, 2016
Four Weaknesses of South Sudan’s Military Integration Process
August 18, 2015
Highlights from SFRC Hearing on Security Assistance in Africa
June 5, 2015
Buhari Against Boko Haram: What He Brings to the Fight
June 1, 2015
How might Burundi’s political instability affect its integrated military?
May 19, 2015
Trying to understand the protests and attempted coup-iny in Burundi
May 15, 2015
New Report: The Anatomy of the Resource Curse: Predatory Investment in Africa’s Extractive Industries
May 5, 2015
#GroundTruthNigeria Google Hangout
April 13, 2015
Relevant Analyses on Upcoming Nigerian Elections
March 26, 2015
“No Escort Required?”
March 18, 2015
Guest Post: After this month’s postponement, giving Nigeria a credible election
February 17, 2015
Can Regional Effort Uproot Boko Haram in Time for Nigeria Elections?
February 14, 2015
PRISM Africa Issue Released
February 11, 2015
South Sudan’s warring parties agree to agree on a peace agreement
February 5, 2015
South Sudan’s Civil War – One Year On
December 15, 2014
Remembrance/Armistice/Veterans Day shout out for WWI in Africa Project
November 11, 2014
Burkina Faso: Coup or No Coup? What Security Assistance Might be at Stake
November 4, 2014
Median Ages in Africa + Leader Tenure in Power
November 2, 2014
Compaoré is gone, but Burkina Faso is gripped by uncertainty
November 1, 2014
The time Africa came to DC (Well, some of it.)
August 4, 2014
As Talks Stall, South Sudan Conflict Grinds to Stalemate
July 22, 2014
South Sudan Post-Independence: Things Fall Apart
July 17, 2014
Fostering Democracy, Good Governance, and Human Rights in Africa Through Security Sector Assistance
July 17, 2014
The Trans Sahara Counter Terrorism Partnership: Building Partner Capacity to Counter Terrorism and Violent Extremism in the Sahel & Maghreb
May 24, 2014
Bentiu changes hands for the 4th time
May 4, 2014
Never a dull moment with the SPLA…
March 5, 2014
Happy 90th, Mr. Mugabe
February 24, 2014
Museveni plays peacemaker by day and combatant by night in South Sudan
January 31, 2014
Catching up on CAR, trying to avoid clichés
January 27, 2014
Cessation of Hostilities (or Ceasefire Lite) signed for South Sudan
January 24, 2014
U.S. to help stand up Nigerian Army Special Operations Command (NASOC)
January 22, 2014
Burkina Faso’s Compaoré needs an Exit Strategy
January 21, 2014
Return to the Mothership
January 17, 2014
Lesley on Africa can’t get enough of #ThingsILoveAboutSouthSudan
January 15, 2014
Lesley on Africa loves #ThingsILoveAboutSouthSudan
January 15, 2014
South Sudan roundup (+ recommended readings!)
January 8, 2014
Meeting the Demand for African-led, Internationally Supported Peace Interventions
January 7, 2014
Reporting the #SouthSudanCrisis: Do journalists (and analysts) have a R2P?
December 25, 2013
South Sudanese Tweeps to follow on #SouthSudanCrisis
December 22, 2013
NTV Kenya Interview: What’s behind the South Sudan Turmoil?
December 21, 2013
PBS News Hour Interview on South Sudan
December 21, 2013
Comments on South Sudan in Think Africa Press & recommended reading
December 20, 2013
Don’t read too much into U.S. evacuating AmCits from South Sudan (w/correction note)
December 19, 2013
It’s Wednesday, so naturally Peter Gadet has defected from the SPLA
December 18, 2013
Day Two of #JubaCrisis: Still Many “Known Unknowns”
December 17, 2013
*Something* is going down in South Sudan, but it’s unclear what
December 16, 2013
Why has the international response to CAR taken so long?
November 29, 2013
U.S. Foreign Policy and Security Cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa (& musings on PPD-23)
November 24, 2013
Lesley on Africa attends DAWN Weekend
November 3, 2013
Lesley on Africa LOVES Fieldwork (or In Praise of Fieldwork)
August 26, 2013
That Time I was a Volcano Refugee
August 8, 2013
The time when Salva Kiir nuked his large tent
July 23, 2013
Rumor has it Nigerian troops leaving Mali, MINUSMA
July 18, 2013
Comments on President Obama’s Africa trip & US-Africa relations published in Think Africa Press
June 26, 2013
What I (was NOT) doing in African Country B & Chad’s recent (alleged) coup attempt
May 2, 2013
What I did in African Country A (Niger)
May 1, 2013
First 24 hours in African Country A (and adventures re-learning French)
April 23, 2013
Guest Post – AFRICOM’s Impact on International and Human Security: A Case Study of Tanzania
April 10, 2013
Advancing Peace and Security in Africa
April 4, 2013
South Africa inspires a “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” in the CAR
March 27, 2013
Flawed peace process leads to greater unrest in the Central African Republic
March 26, 2013
AFRICOM Testimony to SASC: Part II (Projected Impact of Sequestration)
March 11, 2013
AFRICOM Testimony to SASC: Part I (Posture for Crisis Response Ops)
March 8, 2013
Competing Imperatives: Post-Conflict Military Integration and Demobilization in South Sudan
February 28, 2013
Capacity-Building Key to AFRICOM’s Mission
February 6, 2013
Kiir reshuffles the SPLA
January 24, 2013
And then the dude said “I want to have a happy new year” (Part II)
January 3, 2013
And then the dude said “I want to have a happy new year” (Part I)
January 2, 2013
The one where the SPLA accidentally downs an UNMISS helicopter…
December 21, 2012
Security Challenges in Libya and the Sahel (CNA Workshop Report)
December 19, 2012
In near term, containment may be the name of the game in Mali
December 12, 2012
The Future of Security Cooperation in the AFRICOM AoR
December 3, 2012
Kenya’s 2013 elections: Opportunities for change or opportunities for violence?
November 29, 2012
Some brief thoughts on U.S. Africa policy in a second Obama term
November 7, 2012
Force Reduction Key to South Sudan’s Military Transformation
November 5, 2012
Playing chicken with the UN, Uganda threatens to withdraw from peacekeeping operations
November 2, 2012
Piracy trends off the coasts of Somalia and Nigeria
October 22, 2012
UN inches closer to approving ECOWAS intervention in Mali
October 14, 2012
“Once I saw a lion right there between those huts”
October 6, 2012
A snippet of U.S. elections from abroad… and other stuff
September 26, 2012
With Al-Shabaab on the Run, Kenya Moves on Kismaayo
September 5, 2012
Vehicle commandeering and important paper-waving
August 30, 2012
Death, Divergence, and Division
August 25, 2012
Guest post: Meles’ Death and the Implications for Somalia
August 22, 2012
First 36 hours in Juba
August 20, 2012
Kenya’s Coast Province Could Be Flashpoint in Run-Up to Elections
August 17, 2012
Key questions for African-initiated intervention force for eastern DRC
August 9, 2012
Nigeria oil production reaches all-time high…then gunmen attack
August 6, 2012
Coup allegations in South Sudan
August 3, 2012
Ban on the Mombasa Republican Council Lifted
July 28, 2012
East Africa’s Oil/Gas Rush Highlights Kenya-Somalia Maritime Border Dispute
July 21, 2012
Reflections of an Africa specialist trapped in the Beltway
July 13, 2012
Calls Continue for Military Intervention in Mali
July 7, 2012
Austerity and Corruption in South Sudan
July 4, 2012
Potential Takeaways on Africa in the 2012 Failed States Index (Part II)
June 28, 2012
Making Sense of the 2012 Failed States Index (Part I)
June 27, 2012
My ‘Kenya’s invasion of Somalia’ paper and additional insights on Somalia (made by smarter people)
June 22, 2012
“Intellectual Crushes, Culinary Tourism, and Cheeky Americanism”
June 19, 2012
U.S. strategy towards sub-Saharan Africa released
June 15, 2012
Senate considers funding cuts to Kenyan security forces over human rights abuses (Part II)
June 12, 2012
Senate considers funding cuts to Kenyan security forces over human rights abuses (Part I)
June 10, 2012
History may judge the MNLA as lost opportunity
June 6, 2012
New AFRICOM Brigade a Test Case for a Leaner Pentagon
June 5, 2012
The KDF (finally) takes Afmadow and Kenya to (officially) join AMISOM
May 31, 2012
Kenya: Moi Ave blast marks tactical shift for terrorists
May 29, 2012
“It was the worst of times, it was the best of times”
May 26, 2012
If African leaders are the “glue” what happens when they leave?
May 22, 2012
Brazil’s growing relations with Africa through the lens of its African heritage
May 19, 2012
South Sudan celebrates SPLA Day, but what about human rights?
May 17, 2012
Implications of EU NAVFOR Strikes on Somali Pirate Bases
May 15, 2012
Senegal’s New Government Reviews Policies Related to Fishing Industry
May 12, 2012
South Sudan’s Militia Melodrama
May 8, 2012
Do we understand perceptions of U.S. military involvement in Africa?
May 5, 2012
Maybe ECOWAS isn’t the solution to Mali’s political crisis
May 4, 2012
“South Sudan Will Infect You”
May 3, 2012
North Africa and the Sahel: Implications of the Arab Awakening (CNA Conference Report)
May 1, 2012
Does War Serve Political Interests in Sudan and South Sudan?
April 28, 2012
What might South Sudan’s Invasion of Heglig Indicate about its Negotiation Tactics?
April 26, 2012
Rise in Gulf of Guinea Piracy Calls Attention to Need for Regional Cooperation
April 24, 2012
Why Uganda Might Intervene in a Sudan-South Sudan Conflict
April 21, 2012
Mali: Arrested Civilian Transition Portends Additional Challenges in Addressing Tuareg Rebellion
April 20, 2012
Update: Guinea-Bisssau Coup
April 14, 2012
Coup (attempt?) in Guinea Bissau
April 12, 2012
Ethnically Ambiguous Journeys through the Diaspora
April 12, 2012
How to Create Your Own State: Lessons for the MNLA from Africa’s Successful Irredentist Movements
April 6, 2012
Instability in Mali Complicates Regional Approach to AQIM
April 5, 2012
After the loss of Kidal and Gao, what next for the MNLA and CNRDR?
April 1, 2012
Three Takeaways from Last Week’s Coup in Mali
March 27, 2012
Lasting Solutions Elusive for South Sudan’s Militia Problem
March 17, 2012
From Diplomacy to Invasion: Will Kenya be the Next Country That Fails to Stabilize Somalia?
March 14, 2012
Experts Talk About a Post-Qadhafi Libya
October 21, 2011
The Two Sudans
July 7, 2011
Disputed Border Region Could Undermine Peaceful Sudan Division
June 23, 2011
From Sea to Shore: Somali Piracy Requires a Solution on Land
January 1, 2010
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