Nigeria recently received a big GDP boost in the official books, overtaking South Africa as the continent’s largest economy. But can the government in Abuja compete with the Rainbow Nation on the diplomatic front?

With their long-time patron President Bouteflika in declining health, how much longer will the elites controlling Algerian politics be able to keep a lid on popular dissent?

Africa's relations with the West and the rest of the world continue to evolve.

An aid cut by Western governments over Uganda’s new anti-gay law would by counter-productive.

The Geopoliticalmonitor's Misha Boutilier discusses whether the international community's response to fighting in the Central African Republic deserves to be called a success. 

Examining some of the defining political, economic, and military trends facing Africa in 2014.

The Westgate shopping mall attack brought into lurid and tragic detail what African security experts have known all along: Al-Shabab is still a serious security threat to Horn of Africa countries and beyond.

A list of some of the critical economic and security issues facing the world in April 2013, covering: North Korea, Japan, China, the Central African Republic, Cyprus, India, Pakistan, Argentina, and Myanmar.

Those proclaiming an end to the Mali conflict might have spoken too soon.

A list of some of the critical economic and security issues facing the world in February 2013.