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African Foreign Policy & Diplomacy
How are African states navigating an increasingly competitive international system?
Research pillar 02Geopolitics & Global Power
The international system is undergoing profound transformation. What are the implications for Africa?
Research pillar 03Peace, Security & Strategic Affairs
Africa’s security environment is increasingly interconnected with global geopolitical developments.
Research pillar 04Africa & the Global Economy
Foreign policy increasingly depends on economic power.
Research pillar 05Regional Powers & Regional Institutions
Africa’s regional institutions are central to the continent’s strategic future.
Research pillar 06Emerging Technologies & Strategic Futures
Technological change is transforming diplomacy, security and economic competition.
Research pillar 07Global South & International Order
What does the emergence of a more multipolar world mean for Africa?
AnalysisBeyond great-power competition: Africa’s strategic agency
African states are not simply choosing sides. They are shaping the terms of engagement.
AnalysisNew trade routes, new possibilities for African economic diplomacy
How ports, corridors and regional integration are redrawing Africa’s economic map.
AnalysisDigital sovereignty and the next frontier of African influence
The strategic choices that will define Africa’s place in a technology-driven world.
EventAfrica in a multipolar world
22 October 2026 · Addis Ababa · Hybrid
EventEconomic statecraft and Africa’s global partnerships
5 November 2026 · Nairobi · In person
EventRethinking Africa’s security futures
19 November 2026 · Online
Karim El-Masry
Senior Fellow, Regional Diplomacy
Expert & fellowAhmed Hadji
President & Senior Fellow · Adj. Prof
Dr. Kwame Mensah
Senior Fellow, Global Economy
Expert & fellowSamrah Kasozi
Junior Fellow
Selamawit Tesfaye
Senior Fellow, Global Health
Expert & fellowUmar Weswala
Junior Fellow
Thabo Mokoena
Senior Fellow, Global Governance
Expert & fellowCarol M. Mbura
Junior Fellow
Dr. Aisha Abdi
Research Fellow, Peace & Security
Mamadou Sarr
Junior Fellow, Peace & Security
Salma Bennani
Junior Fellow, Economic Diplomacy