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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🎙️ | On the latest episode of @chathamhouse.org’s podcast, the Africa Programme’s Ahmed Soliman, alongside @chmenap.bsky.social colleagues Sanam Vakil and Farea Al-Muslimi, discuss what Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait means for the wider #RedSea region: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/10/hout...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🇪🇹 | As fighting escalates in #Tigray and neighbouring areas, there are fears that #Ethiopia’s internal instability could spill over into the wider #HornOfAfrica region, write Ahmed Soliman and Abel Abate Demissie for Chatham House: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/10/war-...

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War has returned to Tigray. This time it may not stay in Ethiopia

As fighting escalates in Tigray and neighbouring areas, there are fears that Ethiopia’s internal instability could spill over into the wider Horn of Africa region.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🎥| This webinar examines how the aftermath of the #Zambia’s election is shaping debate over political trajectory, economic policy and investor confidence. Watch: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s... #CHAfrica | @chathamhouse.org

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🚨| One more day to apply for the #WestAfrica Research Fellow role in the @chathamhouse.org Africa Programme – more details below ↓

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📣 28 September at 15.00 BST | Why regional cooperation matters in addressing the convergence of insurgency, displacement, and climate stress. Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s... #WestAfrica #LakeChadBasin #RegionalSecurity #Cameroon #Chad #Niger #Nigeria

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📌 | Exciting opportunity for a researcher with expertise in #WestAfrica to join @chathamhouse.org’s Africa Programme team! Learn more and apply: careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/8389579...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🇨🇩 | President Tshisekedi and the opposition both want national dialogue. But it remains to be seen whether they can agree on the nature of the #DRC’s problems, let alone their solutions, writes Joshua Z. Walker in his latest @chathamhouse.org expert comment: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/09/what...

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What can DRC’s national dialogue achieve?

President Tshisekedi and the opposition both want national dialogue. But it remains to be seen whether they can agree on the nature of the DRC’s problems, let alone their solutions.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🇸🇴 | This week, we welcomed Hon Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame to discuss how political fragmentation and intensifying regional competition are shaping the prospects for #Somalia’s electoral process and the implications of these dynamics for the country’s long-term governance trajectory.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📣 28 September at 15.00 BST | Speakers discuss why regional cooperation matters in addressing the convergence of insurgency, displacement, and climate stress. Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨 Happening now | In the aftermath of #Zambia’s 2026 election, hear from panelists – Dr Nicole Beardsworth, Ian Mwiinga and Chiwoyu Sinyangwe – on what this means for politics, policy and investment. Watch: chathamhouse.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

📣 22 September at 14.00 BST | Speakers discuss how #Zambia’s 2026 election was a test of the country’s democratic resilience and what the aftermath means for politics, policy and investment. Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🇧🇼 | Last week, #Botswana’s Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe joined @tighistiamare.bsky.social at @chathamhouse.org to set out the new government’s response to economic challenges. Watch: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📣 22 September at 14.00 BST | Speakers discuss how Zambia’s 2026 election was a test of the country’s democratic resilience and what the aftermath means for politics, policy and investment. 🔗Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📌 | Exciting opportunity for a researcher with expertise in #WestAfrica to join @chathamhouse.org’s Africa Programme team! Learn more and apply: careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/8389579...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🚨17 September at 14.30 BST | Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe joins @tighistiamare.bsky.social at @chathamhouse.org to set out #Botswana’s priorities for inclusive economic reform. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCpz...

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Botswana's future: Vice President Gaolathe on economic resilience amid global uncertainty

YouTube video by Chatham House

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

📣 17 September at 14.30 BST | Hear Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe set out #Botswana’s priorities for inclusive economic reform. 🔗Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🌍 | Following last month’s failed mutiny in Niger, the response from the Alliance of Sahel States was one of the most revealing elements, @dideberg.bsky.social tells @aljazeera.com: www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...

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Niger mutiny exposes growing reliance on Russia

The attempted power grab has exposed deep grievances within the army and tested Niger’s ties with its Sahelian allies.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📣 | At our upcoming webinar, speakers discuss why regional cooperation in the Lake Chad Basin matters in addressing the convergence of insurgency, displacement, and climate stress: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📣 17 September at 14.30 BST | Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe of the Republic of Botswana joins Chatham House’s Tighisti Amare to set out #Botswana’s priorities for inclusive economic reform. 🔗Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We extend our sincere condolences to his family, loved ones and all who had the privilege of knowing and working with him.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Beyond his research, Knox will be remembered for his warmth, generosity and curiosity – qualities that made him not only a respected expert, but a deeply valued colleague and friend to many. He was also a talented jazz musician.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Knox was also deeply committed to diaspora affairs, serving as president of the Britain Zimbabwe Society from 2015 until his passing. The organization promotes friendship, mutual understanding and shared learning between the people of Britain and Zimbabwe.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

His research and commentary on political developments, economic recovery and security issues were widely respected and cited by international news outlets.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We are deeply saddened by the loss of our beloved colleague Dr Knox Chitiyo. Knox joined the Chatham House Africa Programme as an Associate Fellow in 2012, making an outstanding contribution to the Programme's work on Zimbabwe over the years.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

✍️ | Africa gets only 23% of the climate finance it needs – and pays too much for it, @chathamhouse.org’s Professor Carlos Lopes argues in his latest piece via @uk.theconversation.com: theconversation.com/africa-gets-...

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Africa gets only 23% of the climate finance it needs – and pays too much for it

Climate finance should not be separated from development funding.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📣 On 17 September, Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe of the Republic of Botswana joins @chathamhouse.org’s @tighistiamare.bsky.social to set out Botswana’s priorities for inclusive economic reform. 🔗Register: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📣 | Join our upcoming webinar for a discussion on how Zambia’s 2026 election was a test of the country’s democratic resilience and what the aftermath means for politics, policy and investment: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🎙️ | By 2050, many of the world’s largest cities will be in Africa. As one of the leaders considering this future, HE Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu reflects on lessons learned from governing a megacity like Lagos. Listen in full on #AfricaAware: chathamhouse.org/2026/08/afri...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

⛏️ | More than half of critical minerals worldwide are located under or near Indigenous lands. Protests have interrupted production and the business case for taking human rights seriously is becoming stronger. Latest from @chathamhouse.org: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/09/crit...

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Critical minerals need secure supply chains – increasingly that depends on responsible production

More than half of critical minerals worldwide are located under or near Indigenous lands. Community protests have interrupted production, so the business case for taking human rights seriously is beco...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🇳🇬 | The Nigerian Army only has approximately 100,000 active personnel according to recent estimates. Its vast and growing population requires a larger military. @matthewtpage.bsky.social argues accompanying reforms are needed via @chathamhouse.org: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/08/nige...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🎙️ | HE Babajide Sanwo-Olu governs one of the world’s fastest growing cities, Lagos – distinguished in a growing class of megacities in Africa. He discusses how the city is developing solutions to cater to the needs of its growing population on #AfricaAware: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/08/afri...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🇳🇬 | Without accompanying reforms, the risk is that President Tinubu’s plan only makes Nigeria’s army bigger but not better, writes @matthewtpage.bsky.social in his latest @chathamhouse.org expert comment: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/08/nige...

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Nigeria will need more than a bigger army to tackle security challenges

Without accompanying reforms, the risk is that President Tinubu’s plan only makes Nigeria’s army bigger but not better.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🎙️| By 2050, many of the world’s fastest-growing cities will be in #Africa. HE Babajide Sanwo-Olu joins @chathamhouse.org’s Tighisti Amare to discuss how Lagos is developing solutions to manage rapid population growth & deliver infrastructure at scale: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/08/afri...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🌍 | “China increasingly sees Africa as one of the few remaining large-scale spaces where industrial expansion, urbanisation, infrastructure deployment and consumer growth can still unfold simultaneously over decades,” Prof Carlos Lopes tells @scmpnews.bsky.social: www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

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How Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion

Countries including Zimbabwe and Guinea are ending the pit-to-ship model that saw them exporting raw minerals with limited local gains.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🇿🇲 | The state of democracy and human rights concerns many voters in #Zambia. @chathamhouse.org’s Christopher Vandome discusses what’s at stake in the elections on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2DC...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🇿🇲 | “Even Hichilema supporters want to see due respect given to those that have died...When it appears things get messy, it just makes the incumbent look disrespectful,” @chathamhouse.org’s Christopher Vandome via The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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Zambia elections haunted by ghost of incumbent president’s arch-rival

Hakainde Hichilema is bidding for second term, but feud between him and family of Edgar Lungu, who died in 2025, continues

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📰 | Read Christopher Vandome’s analysis on #Zambia’s upcoming election for @chathamhouse.org: chathamhouse.org/2026/08/zamb...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

⚕️ | “Resilience is not only about infrastructure and technology, it is also about trust. Trust is not only a social consideration, it can also have direct consequences for epidemic control,” Bienvenu Mukungilwa notes on the latest #AfricaAware episode: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/08/afri...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🇿🇲 | In opposition, President Hakainde Hichilema made international friends as a champion of democracy. In power, he must resist tipping the scales in favour of his party. Christopher Vandome writes on #Zambia’s upcoming 13 August election for @chathamhouse.org: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/08/zamb...

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Zambia’s election: President Hichilema must preserve his country’s democratic reputation

In opposition Hichilema made international friends as a champion of democracy. In power he must resist tipping the scales in favour of his party.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

⚕️ | The international response during the 2018-2020 DRC Ebola outbreak was organized through health structures parallel to the Congolese health system – contributing to undermined trust, violence and prolonging the outbreak. Dr Rachel Niehuus on #AfricaAware: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/08/afri...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🎙️| Questions are emerging about the containment measures to what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record two months after it was officially declared. Guests explore tensions between ad hoc international responses and local health systems: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/08/afri...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🇲🇬 | “There is definitely a sentiment now that the Americans are back, in a big way, and in a way that means ‘let’s talk business,’” @chathamhouse.org’s Christopher Vandome on the US backing a critical minerals project in Madagascar via Semafor: www.semafor.com/article/07/3...

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US backs Madagascar rare earths project

The announcement is part of Washington’s efforts to chip away at China’s dominance of the critical minerals sector across Africa.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Last week, we hosted our annual summer reception, bringing together key friends and partners of the @chathamhouse.org Africa Programme from across the business, diplomatic, policy, civil society, academic & media communities. 🔗Explore our past year highlights: www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🌍 | Andy Burnham faces a challenging fiscal environment with the UK government’s latest spending plans reducing bilateral funding for African countries to help finance higher defence spending, writes @tighistiamare.bsky.social in her latest for @chathamhouse.org: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/07/how-...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🌍 | The new prime minister can achieve significant results in Africa if he sets clear ambitions, strengthens the UK’s partnerships and implements a more joined-up approach, writes @tighistiamare.bsky.social in her latest @chathamhouse.org expert comment: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/07/how-...

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How Burnham should engage with Africa

The new prime minister can achieve significant results in Africa if he sets clear ambitions, strengthens the UK’s partnerships and implements a more joined-up approach.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🛤️ | The Lobito Corridor from Angola to the DRC and Zambia is a global focal point of the race for critical minerals. But the digitization of mineral supply chains will be crucial to achieving genuine economic transformation in the region Read our analysis: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/07/lobi...

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🎥 | As Andy Burnham assumes his role as the UK’s new prime minister this week, @chathamhouse.org’s Ahmed Soliman discusses what this means for Africa-UK relations on BBC’s #FocusOnAfrica programme:

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🌍 | In their latest @chathamhouse.org expert comment, Christopher Vandome and @dideberg.bsky.social discuss the railway that has become the centrepiece of a potential regional mining ecosystem that could economically transform Africa’s strategic Copperbelt: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/07/lobi...

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The Lobito Corridor shows how digitization is shaping critical minerals competition

The railway from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia is a global focal point of the race for critical minerals. But the digitization of mineral supply chains will be crucial to a...

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