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How Sahelian (and African) militaries can get better at fighting and winning wars

Book Review (2/26): How Africa Works by Joe Studwell

A caution against faddist approaches to industrial policy (the old industrial policy rules still apply)

African policymakers should be clear-eyed about the short and medium term impacts of the U.S./Israel-Iran war

Conflict in the Horn of Africa isn’t inevitable. People can choose peace.

How African policymakers should prepare for the coming commodity boom

Book Review (1/26): Mahmood Mamdani’s Slow Poison

The international development community isn’t adapting fast enough to official aid cuts. That’s a big problem.

Africa in 2026

2025: Year in Review

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