Climate change is increasingly recognized as not just an environmental challenge but also a significant threat to national and global security. Rising temperatures, extreme weather events, melting ice caps, and sea-level rise…
As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. It showed acres of land, scraped bare. The site, outside the city of Port Harcourt, was on a…
For over six decades, Chad was a crucial ally to French and US forces in their counter-insurgency operations in the Sahel. But both lost influence because of repeated mistakes. The Sahel region…
China is carving out a counterterrorism role, but this is not necessarily a challenge to the United States. Editor’s Note: China is expanding its security role around the world, often in the name…
As 2024 draws to a close, the United States is on the cusp of a significant political transition. In just weeks, President-elect Donald Trump will once again assume the presidency. This shift…
Most of the Biden administration’s key players – Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, USAID Administrator Samantha Power, and Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer – were part…
Globally, over a quarter of a million women a year die during pregnancy or childbirth. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for about 70% of these deaths. In Ghana, the rate of maternal deaths is…
In his waning days in office, President Joe Biden chose to take his first and only trip to sub-Saharan Africa to, among other things, announce funding for the multi-country Lobito Corridor rail project. The…
Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a jagged white rock with a stone tool. Dust coats her tiny hands and her hair…
Carnegie Mellon University Africa, CMU’s College of Engineering location in Kigali, Rwanda, and Challenger Center, will partner to deliver Challenger Center’s Virtual Missions to hundreds of secondary school students on the continent. This project…
