Africa: Year in Review

Welcome to Africa: Year in Review 2024. As our flagship annual publication, Africa: Year in Review is an opportunity to reflect on the past year of events across Africa and evaluate the implications for US relations with African countries going forward. The publication shares perspectives from individuals across Africa and in the US with deep experience as well as emerging perspectives to provide dynamic analysis contributing to the conversation on US relations with African countries.

Leading up to our launch event for Africa: Year in Review 2024 in the first week of February, we are releasing articles weekly reflecting on critical events from the past year. Check in periodically for new analysis and perspectives on the events shaping the future of US-Africa relations. More to come soon!

Message from the Director

Read the introduction to Africa: Year in Review 2024 from the director of the Africa Program, Oge Onubogu. Oge reflects on the 10-year anniversary of the publication and the significance of this year's edition.

Contributing authors

Chidi Blyden and Jake Grover | Institutional Reforms in Africa: A Catalyst for Democratic and Economic Advancement
Enoh T. Ebong | Addressing Africa’s Infrastructure Gap Through Innovations in Finance and Technology
Helaina Matza | Why Infrastructure Matters: A New Approach to Shared Economic Prosperity With the Lobito Corridor
Monde Muyangwa | Partnering to Advance Development: USAID and Africa in 2024
British Robinson and Romi Bhatia | Driving Growth: The Impact of Digital Transformation on African Economies

Coming Soon:
Joseph Asunka | Evolving Citizen Policy Priorities: A Guide to People-Centered Development
Ambassador Donald Booth | Sudan: A Region that Remains Key to Peace
Cecily Brewer | Intelligent Diplomacy: Angolan and US Mediation of the DRC-Rwanda Conflict
Vivian Derryck | Kenyan Police in Haiti: Revitalizing Diaspora Engagement, Expanding the Role of Women, and Reexamining the Responsibility to Protect
Ambassador Santino Fardol W. Dicken | South Sudan Postpones Elections To 2026: A Move Toward Inclusivity and Stability
Representative John James | Congressional Action: Addressing the Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan
Ambassador Elsie Kanza | Mobilizing Resources and Accessing Investment: Enhancing Economic Development in Tanzania
Abigail Kabandula | Rising Tensions in the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Somaliland, and the Potential for Further Regional Instability
K. Riva Levinson | South Africa’s Government of National Unity: New Political Coalitions With Outstanding Ideological Fault Lines
Florizelle Liser | African Continental and Global Trade: The Importance of US Support for AfCFTA and AGOA
Ndidi Nwuneli | From Music to Trade: Africa’s Cultural Proliferation and Economic Growth
H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo | Personal Reflections on 2024 in Africa
Cyril Obi | Emerging Trends in US Security Engagements in West Africa
Jide Okeke | Revitalizing Multilateralism in Africa: Positive Advancements in Governance, Trade, and International Engagement
Benedict Oramah | Can Trade Unlock Africa’s Economic Transformation
Thomas P. Sheehy | Mozambique’s Governance Crisis: Evaluating US Support in the Current Context
Joseph Siegle | Upholding Electoral Standards to Curb Growing Impunity in Africa
Aaron Stanley | Supporting Kenya’s Democracy: US–Kenya Relations in a Time of Domestic Volatility
Patrick Utomi | A New African Mining Sector? Trends in Mining, Infrastructure, and Investment for African Development
Alex Vines | The African Union Becomes a Full Member of the G20