Essential Geopolitics: The Russia-Ukraine War's Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa

In this episode of RANE’s Essential Geopolitics podcast, sub-Saharan Africa analyst Clara Brackbill discusses the many ways the war in Ukraine is impacting countries in Africa by exacerbating high commodity and food production prices, as well as potentially reducing the amount of international aid to the region. In areas already experiencing poverty, unemployment, lack of educational opportunities and upward mobility, this added stressor risks making African populations more vulnerable to conflict and insecurity.