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Africa Programme - Press Releases

Press releases related to Africa are listed below. For more press information please visit the press and media pages on the website.

Yemen's Uncertain Future Threatens Regional Stability

19 November 2008
Yemen presents a 'perfect storm' of problems for Western governments confronting the prospect of state failure in this strategically important Red Sea country, according to a new Chatham House...

Key Foreign Policy Issues Facing Barack Obama

5 November 2008
Chatham House experts offer their perspectives on the key foreign policy and economic challenges facing the new administration. The following quotes and comments from Chatham House are available for immediate...

Economic Crisis May Need More 'Out of the Box' Measures

15 October 2008
A new paper by Chatham House says that the once-in-a-century economic meltdown means that OECD countries' simultaneous collapse in consumer and business spending will get worse and more extraordinary...

The World Today - October issue

6 October 2008
The current financial crisis should come as no surprise, writes Dr Paola Subacchi in this month's The World Today. As early as 2004 structural cracks became apparent and now...

Somali Piracy: A Growing Issue for Africa and the International Community

2 October 2008
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has more than doubled in 2008 and threatens to disrupt international trade and could potentially become a weapon of international terrorism, says a...

Sierra Leone at Risk of Renewed Instability

30 September 2008
As the UN prepares to withdraw its peacekeeping mission from Sierra Leone this week, the country remains at risk of renewed instability, says a new Chatham House paper. One year...

Ghana's President Kufuor is Prize Winner

29 September 2008
President John Kufuor of Ghana has been voted by members the winner of the 2008 Chatham House Prize. The President will visit London on Monday 27 October to collect...

The World Today - Aug/Sept issue

29 July 2008
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approaches its sixtieth anniversary, this month's The World Today looks at the status of human rights worldwide. Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for...

International Affairs – July Issue

28 July 2008
In this issue of International Afffairs, Thomas Hegghammer traces the history of the Saudi jihadist movement. Based on primary sources and extensive fieldwork in the Kingdom, the article argues that...

The World Today - July issue

30 June 2008
As President Sarkozy prepares to reinvigorate the regional arrangement between the EU and the Mediterranean - the Barcelona Process - Claire Spencer argues in Europe and the Mediterranean: Eyeing...

From Sudan to Somalia: New Report Exposes Links that Fuel Regional Crisis

23 June 2008
The conflicts and humanitarian disasters from Sudan to Somalia are closely linked and a failure to understand this is undermining efforts to find peace, says a new report by...

Alex Vines Awarded OBE

16 June 2008
Alex Vines, Head of the Africa Programme, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of the work he has done in founding and developing...

The World Today - June issue

22 May 2008
In this month's The World Today, Robert Falkner exposes the weak regulatory system of nanotechnology in Nanotechnology Dangers: Who's Afraid of Nanotech? In a little-noticed announcement, Britain's Soil Association declared...

International Affairs – May issue

22 May 2008
This special issue of International Affairs looks at the changing dynamics in the international economic system from an interdisciplinary standpoint, unpacking some of the emerging processes of globalization and...

India battles China for influence in African Indian Ocean Rim

4 April 2008
Chinese expansionism in the African Indian Ocean Rim is a principal factor spurring India to massively strengthen its involvement in the region, pursuing defence and commercial engagement with countries...

Cameron urges China to intercede in African politics

1 April 2008
David Cameron MP, Leader of the Conservative Party, addressed an audience at Chatham House this morning on the key challenges facing NATO in the run up to this week's...

The World Today - April issue

27 March 2008
Robin Shepherd writes that the forthcoming NATO Summit is likely to be 'one of the most significant and challenging gatherings of alliance leaders in years' in this month's issue...

Chatham House videos available online from FORA.tv

18 March 2008
Videos of events held at Chatham House are now available online from the FORA.tv website www.fora.tv. Speeches and discussions from a wide variety of public figures and experts -...

New report says Nigeria needs support of international community

27 February 2008
In a new report by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Nigeria, published in conjunction with the Africa Programme at Chatham House, the APPG expresses its hopes that...

China's Ambassador Outlines Policy on Sudan

25 February 2008
China's Ambassador to Darfur has delivered a strong message urging Sudan to be flexible and to actively collaborate with the international community for a proper settlement of the issue....