What can Lagos teach us about Africa's emerging megacities?
By 2050, many of the world's fastest-growing cities will be in Africa, and the choices made today will define how hundreds of millions of pe...
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Africa Aware
Africa Aware is a podcast series from the Africa Programme at Chatham House, bringing together the best international experts to provide original analysis on issues affecting the individual...
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20 of 55 episodesDRC's Ebola outbreak: Local systems, international responses and lessons for Africa
During the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), clinical breakthroughs with the potential to significantl...
Navigating Somalia's political stalemate
As 15 May 2026 drew closer, there was growing uncertainty surrounding Somalia's next political transition. This date marked the official end...
Emergency Response Rooms: Sudan's humanitarian lifeline
Since the war in Sudan began in 2023, grassroots, volunteer-led mutual aid groups – the Emergency Rooms (ERRs) – have delivered vital humani...
Can minerals buy peace in the DRC?
As a key mediator in the ongoing conflict in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States has brokered p...
Rebuilding regional order and security in West Africa
The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS early last year – and the subsequent formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (A...
Africa's digital future
Africa's digital landscape is one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving in the world. African states are not merely adopters of digital n...
Can the African Union withstand fractures to multilateralism?
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf and Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi assumed the leadership of the African Union (AU) at last year's 38th Ordinary Session of...
Financing Africa's development
The IMF's economic outlook for Africa in 2026 points to an average GDP growth rate of 4.3% – making it the fastest-growing region globally....
Strengthening African-led peace and security initiatives
Reflecting on research conducted as part of a joint Chatham House and UNDP research project on 'African Peace Processes: Lessons Learned', t...
Will elections in Tanzania bring change?
Tanzania's October 2025 election will mark President Samia Suluhu Hassan's first as a presidential candidate, despite her holding office sin...
Côte d'Ivoire elections: A conversation with Tidjane Thiam
Côte d'Ivoire is widely regarded as a regional powerhouse amid increased political instability and fragmentation in West Africa. However, th...
Strengthening Africa's Health Security
The public health systems in Africa are under growing pressure. The sharp 70% drop in official development assistance (ODA) risks weakening...
Envisioning a more peaceful and secure Africa
The uptick in armed conflicts across Africa in recent years has challenged peacebuilding efforts and upset a trajectory towards continental...
How transnational human smuggling fuels conflict in Libya
In this episode, Tim Eaton and Lubna Yousef discuss their latest research on how transnational human smuggling has fuelled conflict in Libya...
What the African Union's G20 membership means for Africa
In this episode, Professor Carlos Lopes discusses what the African Union's G20 membership means for Africa's economic and geopolitical influ...
Tagadom's vision for ending the war in Sudan
In this episode, Khalid Omer Yousif discusses how Sudan's broadest anti-war, pro-democracy coalition, Tagadom, aims to bring civilian voices...
Building Somalia's climate resilience
For years now, Somalia has experienced the effects of not only climate change , but also climate extremes – oscillating between devastating...
Tackling perceptions of corruption in Nigeria
There is a deeply entrenched view both within and outside of Nigeria that corruption represents an intrinsic feature of Nigerian society. In...
Can Africa's economic recovery withstand inevitable shocks?
In this episode, Wenjie Chen, Deputy Division Chief of the Regional Studies Division at the International Monetary Fund's African Department...