PUBLICATIONS

Why has violence increased since Cameroon’s National Dialogue? Maxwell Bone, Research Fellow The government’s Grand National Dialogue and apparent change of approach was supposed to resolve, not intensify, the Anglophone crisis.  Over the past month, the government of Cameroon has given various indications that its approach to the Anglophone crisis may be changing. After three years of

Resilience of a Nation: A History of the Military in Rwanda Frank Rusagara, Reviewed by Jean.C Abeck  At a time when all eyes are on Rwanda’s economic recovery, General Rusagara, a military historian, reminds his audience of the military’s turbulent history. While many observers of contemporary Rwanda focus on the 1994 genocide recovery, they often

Counterterrorism in Africa: One Step Forward Two Steps Back J.C. Abeck The ascendance of competitive powers (especially China and Russia) and their influences on Africa seems to be drifting U.S. policy imperatives towards Africa. The shift in policy is apparent as the Pentagon announces a new U.S. Defense Strategy towards Africa. Until now, the United States foreign policy imperatives,

How Madagascar beats Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, and France to Internet Speed. J.C. Abeck Due in part to a 10,000km undersea fiber optic cable that stretches from Sudan to South Africa, Madagascar is leading Africa’s broadband internet speed at 25 megabits per second. As stated by the broadband speed league table from UK analytics firm