This month, Fonteh Akum settled into his new tenure as director and senior fellow of the Carnegie Africa Program.
The program embarked on its next leadership chapter with our scholars featured in the media and on timely panels, offering their expertise on the economic, political, and transnational trendlines shaping the continent and U.S.
On Capitol Hill, Nonresident Scholar Tyler Beckelman briefed a bipartisan group of congressional staff on the ‘3D approach’ (diplomacy, development, and defense) and commercial diplomacy strategy as part of the ONE Fellows program.
In a recent piece for Just Security, Vice President for Studies Frances Z.
Brown outlined how the U.S.-Israel war with Iran may reshape the already fragmented trajectory of democracy across Africa.
Since joining the Africa Program last month, Lesley has produced timely analysis on security and governance in West and Central Africa.
In a World Politics Review (WPR) piece, Lesley examined the civilian cost of the Nigerian government’s counterinsurgency airstrikes.
Her latest piece in Just Security analyzed how recent insurgent-led attacks challenge junta-led security in Mali.
She also expanded upon her assessment on Preston Stewart’s Talking With Experts podcast.
Lesley’s most recent WPR column explores the controversial third-term pursuits of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi.
Meanwhile, the program has further deepened its technology workstream by delving into Africa’s vibrant digital policy landscape through the recently updated Africa Technology Policy Tracker (AfTech).
Leveraging AfTech’s data, Fellow Jane Munga published a timely analysis of why digital infrastructure is a top priority for African policymakers.
