🇿🇲 | The state of democracy and human rights concerns many voters in #Zambia. @chathamhouse.org’s Christopher Vandome discusses what’s at stake in the elections on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2DC...

⚕️ | “Resilience is not only about infrastructure and technology, it is also about trust. Trust is not only a social consideration, it can also have direct consequences for epidemic control,” Bienvenu Mukungilwa notes on the latest #AfricaAware episode: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/08/afri...

⚕️ | The international response during the 2018-2020 DRC Ebola outbreak was organized through health structures parallel to the Congolese health system – contributing to undermined trust, violence and prolonging the outbreak. Dr Rachel Niehuus on #AfricaAware: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/08/afri...

🎙️| Questions are emerging about the containment measures to what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record two months after it was officially declared. Guests explore tensions between ad hoc international responses and local health systems: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/08/afri...

Last week, we hosted our annual summer reception, bringing together key friends and partners of the @chathamhouse.org Africa Programme from across the business, diplomatic, policy, civil society, academic & media communities. 🔗Explore our past year highlights: www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our...

🌍 | Andy Burnham faces a challenging fiscal environment with the UK government’s latest spending plans reducing bilateral funding for African countries to help finance higher defence spending, writes @tighistiamare.bsky.social in her latest for @chathamhouse.org: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/07/how-...

🛤️ | The Lobito Corridor from Angola to the DRC and Zambia is a global focal point of the race for critical minerals. But the digitization of mineral supply chains will be crucial to achieving genuine economic transformation in the region Read our analysis: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/07/lobi...

🎥 | As Andy Burnham assumes his role as the UK’s new prime minister this week, @chathamhouse.org’s Ahmed Soliman discusses what this means for Africa-UK relations on BBC’s #FocusOnAfrica programme:

🚨 Happening now | As the election campaign enters its final stage in #Zambia, hear from analysts – Linda Kasonde, Andrew Kamanga, Menzi Ndhlovu, Chiwoyu Sinyangwe – about what voters, investors and democratic groups should watch out for. Watch: chathamhouse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📣 15 July at 12.00 BST | As the election campaign enters its final stage in #Zambia, hear from analysts – Linda Kasonde, Andrew Kamanga, Menzi Ndhlovu, Chiwoyu Sinyangwe – about what voters, investors and democratic groups should watch out for. Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

📣 | As the election campaign enters its final stage in #Zambia, hear from analysts – Linda Kasonde, Andrew Kamanga, Menzi Ndhlovu, Chiwoyu Sinyangwe – about what voters, investors and democratic groups should watch out for. Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

🇪🇹 | As Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party claims a landslide victory in #Ethiopia’s national elections, @chathamhouse.org’s Ahmed Soliman discusses how he will use his “supermajority” via African Business Magazine: african.business/2026/06/long...

🎙️ | This week, @chathamhouse.org’s Christopher Vandome joins the Earlylands in Conversation podcast to discuss the politics of African mineral wealth: open.spotify.com/episode/5hQz...

📰 | Threats to investments in Mali have become worse since the JNIM allied with ethnic Tuareg rebels and began waging an “economic jihad” on the country. @chathamhouse.org’s @dideberg.bsky.social discusses the impacts with @scmpnews.bsky.social: www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

🗨️ | Underlying the ERR approach is a simple but powerful idea: those closest to the crisis are in the best position to respond to it. In practice, this has meant developing creative approaches to delivering aid under extreme conditions. Read more: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

🎙️| Abel Demissie and Leonard Onyonyi discuss African-led peace and security initiatives as part of a joint @chathamhouse.org and UNDP Africa project on ‘African Peace Processes: Lessons Learned’ on #AfricaAware: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/afri... Read the report: www.undp.org/africa/publi...

📚 | On 20 and 21 May, the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA), @chathamhouse.org, and @rvinews.bsky.social convened a group of experts to discuss the ‘The New Geopolitics of Eastern Africa’ Read the event report: riftvalley.net/wp-content/u...

🌍 | In a panel discussion held in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, speakers assessed the potential impact of an African credit rating agency on reducing borrowing costs and lowering barriers to financing for African countries. Watch: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

⛏️ | The #LobitoCorridor project to export DRC minerals to global markets has the backing of the US and Europe, but will it benefit the country? @chathamhouse.org’s Christopher Vandome discusses this with African Business Magazine: african.business/2026/06/long...

🇪🇹 | We were delighted to welcome #Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Gedion Timothewos to @chathamhouse.org to discuss the government’s regional and foreign policy agenda ahead of a new governmental term. Read his full remarks: chathamhouse.soutron.net/Portal/Publi... #CHAfrica

🎙️ | In recent years, #Somalia’s role in the international community has expanded. External actors also have a stake in Somalia’s political trajectory. Aweis Ahmed discusses who he sees as the best actors to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on #AfricaAware: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/afri...

📣 Les chercheurs du programme Afrique de @chathamhouse.org participent à la #DRCMiningWeek à Lubumbashi ! Rejoignez notre atelier technique organisé en partenariat avec Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung et @undp.org le 18 juin à 15 h 05 (heure d'Afrique centrale) ↓ @dideberg.bsky.social

📣 @chathamhouse.org Africa Programme researchers are attending #DRCMiningWeek in Lubumbashi! Join our technical workshop in partnership with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and UNDP Africa on 18 June at 15.05 CAT↓ #DRCMiningWeek2026 #DMW2026 #DataForDevelopment #DataGovernance #DigitalTechnologies

📣16 June at 16.00 BST | This panel discussion, in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, will assess the potential impact of an African credit rating agency on reducing borrowing costs and lowering barriers to financing for African countries. 🔗Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

🎙️ | #Somalia faces a political impasse that threatens to deepen political fragmentation. Professor Afyare Abdi Elmi discusses how this current stalemate compares to past election crises on #AfricaAware: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/afri...

🇸🇩🇸🇸 | Dame Rosalind Marsden chaired a roundtable meeting where Prof. Alex de Waal, Dr Willow Berridge and Hubert Kinkoh considered lessons from the AU High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan experience (2009-13) and what they mean for contemporary African peace-making efforts in the two Sudans.

🎙️| 15 May 2026 marked the official end of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s term; yet no election date was set for #Somalia’s next political transition. Professor Afyare Abdi Elmi and Aweis Ahmed discuss the country’s political impasse on #AfricaAware: pod.link/1551785390/e...

📣 Meet the speakers | This panel discussion, held in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, assesses the potential impact of the Africa Credit Rating Agency on reducing borrowing costs and lowering barriers to financing for African countries. 🔗Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

We are delighted to welcome Joshua Walker to the Chatham House Africa Programme as an Associate Fellow. More about Joshua ↓ www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our...

📣 | This panel discussion, held in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, assesses the potential impact of the Africa Credit Rating Agency on reducing borrowing costs and lowering barriers to financing for African countries. 🔗Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...