Africa Aware
Africa Aware is a new podcast series from the Africa Programme at Chatham House. Each month our team brings together the best international experts to provide original analysis on issues pertinent to African states’ national, regional and international politics. Our guests tackle the big questions and propose solutions centred around African agency.
Aug 20, 2026
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 people will live then. A city like Lagos whose scale, economic dynamism and growth capture the opportunities and complexities of this transformation stands out as one of...
Aug 5, 2026
During the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), clinical breakthroughs with the potential to significantly reduce both the death toll and the duration of the outbreak were made. However, as our guests argued in research conducted for the Congo Research Group in 2020, the...
Jun 10, 2026
As 15 May 2026 drew closer, there was growing uncertainty surrounding Somalia’s next political transition. This date marked the official end of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s term; yet no election date was set.
Instead, the President officially signed a final set of constitutional amendments passed by majority...
Apr 9, 2026
Since the war in Sudan began in 2023, grassroots, volunteer-led mutual aid groups – the Emergency Rooms (ERRs) – have delivered vital humanitarian assistance and played a key role in safeguarding civilian life across the country in the face of the devastating conflict. The work of the ERRs is grounded in the...
Mar 26, 2026
As a key mediator in the ongoing conflict in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States has brokered peace agreements backed by security guarantees and by the investment potential of the country’s vast mineral wealth.
However, critics warn this “minerals for peace” approach...