Across 28 countries in Africa, armed conflict within 25 kilometers of a female primary school student’s household is associated with a reduction in schooling of 0.38 years by the time she ...

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals deal with the United States.

Contributors: Nick Markiewicz and Nicholas Carl Data Cutoff: April 30, 2025, at 10 a.m. To receive the weekly Africa File and/or the daily Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe ...

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to nearly half of the world’s fragile and conflict-affected states, where weak institutions and social cohesion, governance failures, and economic instability trap millions ...