Chatham House Africa Programme

🇹🇿 | “Russia is being opportunist...It doesn't have a massive amount to gain, but it is taking the opportunity of a weakened (Tanzanian) administration,” Chatham House's Fergus Kell tells FRANCE 24 as President Samia Suluhu Hassan visits Russia at a time when 's Western ties fray:

Tanzania president visits Russia as Western ties fray Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan begins a three-day state visit to Russia on Wednesday, meeting counterpart Vladimir Putin at a time when her country's reputation in the West has been badly damaged.

📣 | This panel discussion, held in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, assesses the potential impact of the Africa Credit Rating Agency on reducing borrowing costs and lowering barriers to financing for African countries.

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📌 | Curious about careers at a policy institute? Keen to expand your knowledge of key issues in international affairs? Chatham House is now recruiting interns for the Molchanov Sustainability Internship Programme.

Apply by 23:59 BST on 10 June 2026:

Molchanov Sustainability Internship 2026-2027 - Chatham House The Molchanov Sustainability Internship at Chatham House provides early-career professionals opportunities to develop their skills, knowledge and networks in a world-renowned think tank.

🇬🇭 | This week, HE John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana joined Bronwen Maddox at Chatham House to reflect on how is navigating an increasingly multipolar world while promoting African agency and regional stability.

Watch: https://chathamhouse.org/events/all/standard-event/navigating-changing-global-order-ghanas-strategic-priorities?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=afr

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🇪🇹 | ’s election is being overshadowed by tensions in the Tigray and Amhara regions, closely connected to strained relations with Eritrea and Sudan, heightening fears that regional conflict could further escalate, Ahmed Soliman and Abel Abate Demissie write in their latest Chatham House analysis:

Ethiopia needs more than an election to calm internal and regional conflict Ethiopia will hold elections on 1 June amid persistent instability and simmering regional tensions.

🇪🇹 | Without progress on interconnected domestic and regional issues, ’s 1 June elections could heighten the risk of further fragmentation and wider conflict, rather resolving it, write Ahmed Soliman and Abel Abate Demissie for Chatham House:

Ethiopia needs more than an election to calm internal and regional conflict Ethiopia will hold elections on 1 June amid persistent instability and simmering regional tensions.

⛏️ | The exploitation of resource riches by unaccountable leaders is not the same as states stewarding mineral supplies for the benefit of their people, write Christopher Vandome and Tighisti Amare for Chatham House’s international affairs magazine, The World Today:

Elite capture of Africa’s critical minerals mustn’t be mistaken for resource sovereignty The exploitation of resource riches by unaccountable leaders is not the same as states stewarding mineral supplies for the benefit of their people, write Christopher Vandome and Tighisti Amare.

🇸🇩 | Diplomacy that does not disrupt the flow of foreign weapons, finance, and logistics into is underwriting, rather than ending the war, writes Hubert Kinkoh in his latest Chatham House expert comment:

The flow of arms and money feeding the war in Sudan can be cut. What is missing is the will Diplomacy that does not disrupt the flow of foreign weapons, finance, and logistics into Sudan is underwriting, rather than ending the war.

📣 Event on 21 May | Leaders and thinkers from Eastern Africa reflect on the present geopolitical changes, the initial responses, and the choices ahead at this upcoming event with the British Institute in Eastern Africa and Rift Valley Institute ↓

Register: https://tinyurl.com/eafriwo