Category: AF-100
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Sudan Fractures as El Fasher Falls to RSF
The situation in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan, has plunged into what UN officials call an “even darker hell” after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan seized the city in Sudan on October 26, 2025, following a 500-day siege. This marks the RSF’s full control over all major cities in Darfur, Sudan, excluding the…
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Post-Election Turmoil Erupts in Cameroon
As of October 27, 2025, Cameroon is experiencing intense political turmoil following the presidential election held on October 12. The 92-year-old incumbent President Paul Biya, in power since 1982, has been declared the winner of an eighth term by the Constitutional Council, securing 53.66% of the vote against main challenger Issa Tchiroma’s 35.19%. What is…
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Africa’s Gen Z Sparks a Continental Awakening
In recent months, Africa’s youngest generation—Gen Z (typically those born between 1997 and 2012)—has ignited a series of decentralized, digitally driven protests across the continent. Starting with Kenya’s explosive anti-tax demonstrations in 2024, the movement spread to Madagascar in September 2025, and reached Morocco shortly after. These uprisings, often leaderless and amplified via social media…
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West & Central Africa: Elections Amid Power Preservation and Transition
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The elections season is actively approaching—and in some cases, already underway—in multiple countries across West and Central Africa as of October 7, 2025. What is your most up-to-date and in depth assessment? AF-100, Africa Chief: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe 2025 electoral calendar in West and Central Africa is not simply a sequence of ballots — it is…
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USAID Policy Shift
July 9, 2025. President Donald J. Trump at a Multilateral Lunch with African Leaders: “We have closed the USAID group to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse… and we’re working tirelessly to forge new economic opportunities involving both the United States and many African nations.” Your assessment? AF-01, Chief of Africa: Assessment: July 9, 2025 –…