IDA’s Africa Watch features analysis and commentary by members of IDA’s Africa team on current developments on the continent. We would greatly value your comments and reactions. If you wish to contact us for that or any other reason, please send an email to africawatch@ida.org.
George F. Ward
Ambassador (ret.)
Volume 22
- Volume 22, January 10, 2019
- Ebola Epidemic in Eastern DRC Now Second Largest in History
- The Evolving Conflict in the Central African Republic
Volume 21
- Volume 21, December 11, 2018
- Fisheries Crisis: The Case of Senegal and Mauritania
- Unveiling the Evolving Face of Terror: Will ISIS Mobilize Female Jihadis in Africa?
- Volume 21, November 29, 2018
- Central Mali: Can Instability be Contained?
- Volume 21, November 15, 2018
- DRC's 2018 Elections: Can Violence be Averted?
- Terrorism in Burkina Faso: The New Normal?
- Volume 21, November 1, 2018
- Niger: The Golden Desert
- Comoros—A Troubled Archipelago
- Angolan Diamonds—The Challenges of Resource Reform
- Volume 21, October 18, 2018
- African Debt—A Growing Problem?
- Smoking in Africa: The Final Frontier
- Volume 21, October 11, 2018
- Is Cameroon Headed for an Election Crisis?
- The Jungle City: Equatorial Guinea's New Capital
Volume 20
- Volume 20, September 20, 2018
- Preparing for Nigeria's 2019 Elections
- Russia Returns to Africa
- Volume 20, September 12, 2018
- Uganda: Dissident Draws Attention to Human Rights Violations and Authoritarianism
- Politicial Change in the Horn of Africa
- Volume 20, July 19, 2018
- Zimbabwe: Election Outlook
- Growing Extremist Threat in Mozambique
- Volume 20, July 11, 2018
- Mali: Elections Highlight Governance Challenges
- Unity Government Formed in Madagascar Ahead of Polls
Volume 19
- Volume 19, June 28, 2018
- Libya: Paris Conference Sets Lofty Goals, But Military Operations Will Drive Outcomes
- Smart Cities: The Answer to Africa's Urbanization Problem?
- Volume 19, May 24, 2018
- Farmer-Herder Violence: A Continent-Wide Concern
- Intra-African Trade—A Step in the Right Direction
- Volume 19, May 17, 2018
- Ebola Returns to Africa
- Tunisia's Municipal Elections: Applying the Principles of Democracy and Decentralization
- Volume 19, May 10, 2018
- Is the Death of Afonso Dhlakama a Threat to Peace in Mozambique?
- Amid Protests, Former President Banda Returns to Malawi
- Volume 19, May 3, 2018
- The Gulf Crisis Comes to Somalia
- Morocco's Complex Water Security Challenges
- Volume 19, April 12, 2018
- Angola: President Lourenco Continues to Clean House
- Western Sahara: A Forgotten Conflict Shows Signs of Escalation
- Volume 19, April 5, 2018
- Sierra Leone Elections Highlight Economic Challenges
- Democracy in Southern Africa: A Story of Two Trends
Volume 18
- Volume 18, March 29, 2018
- Tanzania: Crackdown on Dissent Continues
- Growing Regional Conflict Highlights Trend in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volume 18, March 22, 2018
- The Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Trade in Africa: A Compound Threat
- Democratic Transition in Liberia: Progress, Governing Challenges, and Corruption
- Volume 18, March 15, 2018
- An End to Kenya's Political Crisis?
- Ambazonian Separatists Fight on in Cameroon: No Peace in Sight
- Volume 18, March 1, 2018
- Leadership Change in South Africa: A New Dawn?
- Zimbabwe—New President's First 100 Days
- Volume 18, February 22, 2018
- The Alliance for The Sahel—An Essential Accompaniment to the G5 Sahel Joint Force
- Ethiopia at a Crossroads
- Volume 18, February 15, 2018
- Burundi: Referendum on Autocracy?
- Liberia's Former President Sirleaf Awarded Ibrahim Prize
- Volume 18, February 8, 2018
- Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis Worsens and Widens
- Expectations are Low for the Second Round of South Sudan Peace Talks
- Volume 18, February 1, 2018
- Water Crisis in Cape Town: Natural Disaster or Man-Made?
- January was a Rocky Month for Egypt-Sudan Relations
- Volume 18, January 25, 2018
- Zimbabwe—New President Faces Challenges of Power
- An Emerging Extremist Threat in Mozambique?
- Volume 18, January 18, 2018
- Constitutional Reform in Gabon: Advancing or Repressing Democracy?
- Large-Scale Protests Persist in Togo
Volume 17
- Volume 17, January 11, 2018
- Angola—Real Change or More of the Same?s
- New Round of Deadly Protests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volume 17, December 21, 2017
- What Does Unrest in Oromia Signify?
- Saudi Arabia: Development an Africa Strategyo
- Volume 17, December 7, 2017
- South Africa: ANC Prepares to Elect New Leadership
- SADC Troops Deploy to Lesothoo
- Volume 17, November 30, 2017
- Zimbabwe in Transition: Move Along, Nothing to See Here
- Liberia's 2017 Elections: Fraud, Democracy, and Remnants of the Pasto
- Volume 17, November 9, 2017
- The Indigenous People of Biafra: Another Stab at Biafran Independence
- Eritrea—Will Declining Remittances Lead to Domestic Unrest?
- Volume 17, October 26, 2017
- Islamist Attack in Mozambique
- Anglophone Protests in Cameroon—More Than Languageo
- Volume 17, October 19, 2017
- Maintaining Momentum in the Sahel
- Kenya Enters Uncharted Territoryo
- Volume 17, October 12, 2017
- The Threat of Violent Extremism in Tanzania
- Volume 17, October 5, 2017
- International Election Observation and Kenya's 2017 Election: Indicative of Structural Problems with the Model?
- Uganda Debates Life Tenure for President Musevenio
- The Jungle City: Equatorial Guinea's New Capital
Volume 16
- Volume 16, August 31, 2017
- The Return of the State To Northern Mali
- Russia in Libya: Choosing to Support a Side
- Volume 16, August 24, 2017
- Africa Urbanization—Demography, Not Economics
- Kenya's 2017 Elections
- Volume 16, August 17, 2017
- Piracy in Africa—Differences Between East and West
- Risks of Election Violence in Africa: 2017-2018
- Volume 16, July 27, 2017
- Cameroon's Aging President Expected to Run Again
- Tanzania Continues Slide Toward Authoritarianism
- Volume 16, July 12, 2017
- Zimbabwe—Political and Economic Disarray
- South Sudan: 6th Anniversary of Independence Marked by Violence