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May 28, 2025

Ivory Coast
Political Tension in Côte d'Ivoire

Economic successes do not obviate the need for political transition.

Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara speaks during the African Development Bank annual meeting in Abidjan on May 27, 2025.

May 14, 2025

Nigeria
A Political Breakthrough?

Is the nascent consensus on state police in Nigeria a political ruse or a giant step towards true federalism in the country?

An armored vehicle of Nigerian Armed Forces drives by newly built homes ahead of a reopening ceremony for a community that was destroyed in 2015 by Boko Haram armed militants in Ngarannam, Borno state, Nigeria on October 21, 2022.

April 15, 2025

South Korea
South Korea's Politics After Impeachment

With the Constitutional Court upholding Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, South Korea heads for a presidential election scheduled for June 3.

Lawmakers sit inside the hall at the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law

April 1, 2025

Myanmar
Will the Earthquake Affect Politics and War in Myanmar?

The massive earthquake in Myanmar has exacerbated the country’s existing crises, and will likely worsen instability rather than lead to peace.

Myanmar military leader stands in an open top truck during a military procession wearing a military uniform.

April 3, 2025

Heads of State and Government
Women’s Power Index Shows Stalled Progress for Women’s Political Participation

New data from CFR’s Women’s Power Index tracks countries’ continued progress toward gender parity in political representation.  

Women's Power Index, April 1, 2025

December 3, 2024

Angola
Domestic Politics Overshadow Biden’s Africa Visit

The pardoning of Hunter Biden raises discomforting parallels as President Biden lands in Angola. 

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola, on December 3, 2024.

October 9, 2024

Kenya
Kenyan Politics Fail to Meet the Moment

The impeachment of Kenya’s deputy president is a sideshow distracting from the urgent issues before the country 

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaks during a press conference ahead of lawmakers' vote over his impeachment motion in Nairobi, Kenya on October 7, 2024.

July 1, 2024

Nigeria
Rumors of a Political Capture

Accusations of influence peddling in the heart of its presidency raise the ugly scepter of state capture in Nigeria.

President Bola Tinubu is pictured by a microphone giving a speech.

April 20, 2020

Cybersecurity
Questioning China’s Politicization of Cyber Intelligence During Pandemic

Recently, Chinese cybersecurity companies have reported an intrusion campaign targeting government networks and health-care systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. A campaign of this magnitude threaten…

A sign advertising the Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd is hung with the U.S. and Chinese flags outside of the New York Stock Exchange.