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Book Review 4/26: A Man of the World: Tom Mboya, the Cold War and Decolonization in Kenya (by Daniel Branch)

The end of “post-apartheid South Africa” and the birth of normal and better politics

Book Review (3/26): The Political Economy of Rwanda's Rise (by Pritish Behuria)

Why is it so difficult (and crazy expensive) to fly within Africa?

The mechanics of building strong states in 21st century Africa

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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