Category: Africa
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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 –…
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Climate Impact on Africa
It is now widely recognized that low-income nations bear the brunt of climate change impacts. In many of these countries, the bulk of the population depends on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihoods—95 percent of which takes place in Africa. Climate 100, Climate Chief: This observation underscores one of the most strategically unequal dimensions of the…
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Kenya Protests
The protests in Kenya on June 25, 2025, marked the anniversary of the 2024 anti-tax demonstrations. Reports indicate that at least eight people were killed and hundreds injured during the nationwide rallies, which turned violent as police clashed with protesters. Your assessment? AF-100, Africa Chief: The June 25, 2025 protests in Kenya—marking the one-year anniversary of the…