Africa

The Africa Programme at Chatham House, headed by Alex Vines, aims to develop foreign policy-orientated research on issues affecting individual states of Africa, the African continent as a whole and relations with the outside world. More >>

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Current Projects

Africa in the International System

African states are playing an ever more active role in international affairs. Increasing numbers of emerging economies around the world are developing political and economic relations with African states...

Asia in Africa

The Africa Programme runs several research projects focused on Asian re-engagement in Africa and results of Asian competition in Africa. Research on the impact of Asian National Oil Companies...

Extractive Resources and Society

This is an ongoing project focused on the impact of the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Guinea region - from Angola to Guinea. Since the start...

Nigeria Project

Research on Nigeria has been central to the work of the Africa Programme since its inception and it has a successful track-record of outputs and impacts. The Africa Programme...

Piracy and Armed Non-State Actors

Piracy off the coast of Somalia has grown dramatically. Pirates are seizing ships, demanding and receiving million-dollar ransom payments, and are becoming more aggressive and assertive. Africa Programme consultant...

The Angola Forum

Angola is a rising regional power in southern and central Africa. Its oil wealth means that its budget is approximately equal to the entire OECD aid budget for Sub-Saharan...

The Congo Forum

Chatham House has established a forum bringing together representatives of those groups in the UK who have an active interest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Forum...

The Horn of Africa Project

Chatham House Africa Programme is undertaking a three year project investigating economic dimensions of conflict and cooperation in the Horn of Africa. Following the completion of a successful project...

The Role of Agriculture in African Development

Chatham House is undertaking a series of workshop and discussion papers to stimulate debate and new ideas on how best to support a green revolution in Africa. In Africa, in...