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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.

Chatham House Prize 2008: Nominees shortlist announced

15 February 2008
The Chatham House Prize, now in its fourth year, is rapidly gaining recognition in the international affairs community as a valuable and prestigious award. The Prize ceremony has now...

Report explores future for peace in Sudan

9 January 2008
On the second anniversary of the signing of the Sudanese Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), Chatham House today published a report of its November 2007 seminar on the future of the CPA. The...

International Affairs: Africa and Security

9 November 2007
Special Issue - Africa and Security This special issue of International Affairs was launched in Nairobi in collaboration with the Economic and Social Research Council, the Institute for Security Studies...

Eritrean economy close to collapse

25 September 2007
A report released today by Chatham House states that the economy of Eritrea is close to collapse. A combination of internal repression and regional and international isolation has placed...

Peace in Cote d'Ivoire and the rebel position

19 September 2007
A Chatham House paper today sheds light on the role of West African rebel group the Forces Nouvelles, which currently holds a crucial position in the Côte d'Ivoire peace...

Sierra Leone: The fragile case for interventionism

4 June 2007
The recent civil war in Sierra Leone sparked the beginning of the Blair government's lasting commitment to interventionism. The rapid success of the UK force created the template and...

US and Ethiopia undermining peace in Somalia, says paper

25 April 2007
US and Ethiopian military intervention in Somalia has destroyed a fragile stability and undermined multilateral efforts to bring peace. This is one of the main findings of The Rise...

Abubakar says Nigeria's election may be cancelled

20 February 2007
Atiku Abubakar, Vice-President of Nigeria and presidential candidate, today told a Chatham House audience that he believes the polls will be closed, the constitution suspended and the assembly dismissed...

French foreign policy in Africa analyzed in new report

9 February 2007
France's influence in Africa is under threat and a new report assesses the options for the former colonial power in its presidential election year and what it means for...