2020 Second-Quarter Forecast

Covering an area that spans the entire width of the continent beginning at the Sahara Desert and ending at the southernmost tip of South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa is home to countless cultures, languages, religions, plants, animals and natural resources.

Sub-Saharan Africa

<p>Sub-Saharan Africa is a study in diversity. Covering an area that spans the entire width of the continent beginning at the Sahara Desert and ending at the southernmost tip of South Africa, the region is home to countless cultures, languages, religions, plants, animals and natural resources. It&rsquo;s no surprise that it captured the imagination of Europe&rsquo;s earliest explorers &mdash; and that it continues to capture the imagination of current world powers eager to exploit it. And yet despite the region&rsquo;s diversity, Sub-Saharan African countries have common challenges &mdash; transnational terrorism, rapid population growth, endemic poverty and corruption &mdash; that prevent them from capitalizing on their economic potential. The coming years will be critical for the region, especially as its political institutions mature in a rapidly globalizing world.</p>

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Cameroon

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

France

The oil-rich African country of Equatorial Guinea said it foiled a coup attempt in late December.

Politics

The oil-rich African nation's longtime president is reportedly ailing, and his jet-setting son is the heir apparent. The country's history of coup attempts means the journey ahead could get bumpy.

Equatorial Guinea Weighs a Dynasty in the Making

Old Leaders in a New Africa

2018 Annual Forecast

Snapshots

Kenya

Uganda

Energy

A Crude Recovery

Uganda doesn't produce any oil yet, but joining the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is still a promising option for the small African country. 

Uganda: What an Oil Alliance Can Do for a Country With No Oil Production

2017 Fourth-Quarter Forecast

United States

China

Military & Security

The U.S. and the Balance of Power

China in Transition

The Suitors of Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States is sending a delegation of senior diplomatic and military officials to Equatorial Guinea this week in an effort to deter the country from allowing China to build a naval base in the country, which would likely be located in the deep water around the city of Bata in the Continental Area of Equatorial Guinea, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 11.

Equatorial Guinea: U.S. to Send Delegation to Ward off Potential Chinese Naval Base

Security

Modernizing China’s Military

U.S.-China Relations

U.S. intelligence reports suggest that China will set up its first permanent military base on the Atlantic coast of Africa in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 5.

Equatorial Guinea: U.S. Intelligence Reports Point to New Chinese Military Base 

Central African Republic

Madagascar

Mali

South Africa

Sudan

Zimbabwe

Russia

Libya

Echoes of the Cold War

The Guardian has reportedly obtained documents revealing Russian influence efforts in Africa, the British paper reported June 11.

Russia: Leaked Documents Detail Russian Campaign for Influence in Africa

South Sudan

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Chad

Comoros

Cote d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea Bissau

Lesotho

Liberia

Malawi

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Eswatini

Tanzania

Togo

Zambia

Americas

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Barbados

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Grenada

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname

Bahamas

Trinidad and Tobago

Uruguay

Venezuela

Greenland

Jamaica

Asia-Pacific

Australia

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Timor-Leste

Federated States of Micronesia

Fiji

Indonesia

Japan

Kiribati

Laos

Malaysia

Marshall Islands

Eurozone

Economics and Finance

After two weeks of negotiations, representatives of nearly 200 countries have approved the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the extent of climate change in the coming decades, The Telegraph reported Dec. 12.

France: Delegates Approve Paris Climate Change Deal

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan: Presidents Meet

Saudi Arabia: Saudis Held In Syrian Jails

Iraq: Tribes Sign Agreement

Afghanistan: Taliban Takes Musa Qala

Afghanistan

Algeria

Luxembourg

A view of the Register in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Armenia

Bahrain

Lithuania

Egypt

Maldives

Malta

Ukraine

India

Iran

North Macedonia

Tajikistan

Bhutan

Germany

Iraq

The President palace in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

The administrative center of the Gakh region of Azerbaijan, located at the foot of the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus, on the river Kurhumchai.

Finland

Israel

Nepal

Georgia

Jordan

Pakistan

Mir Castle in the Minsk region of Belarus.

Kuwait

Liechtenstein

Sri Lanka

Latvia

Lebanon

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Czech Republic

A horse grazes in front of Kara-Kul lake in the Chon-Ak-Suu valley, 300 kilometers southeast of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

Morocco

Denmark

Moldova

Oman

Palestinian Territories

Holy See (Vatican City)

Qatar

Greece

Saudi Arabia

Mongolia

Female

Male

Singapore

United Kingdom

Uzbekistan

United Arab Emirates

Taking the Pulse of World Leaders

Economics

In many places, a country's security is inevitably intertwined with the health of its ruler.

Monitoring the Pulse of World Leaders

SITUATION REPORTS

Equatorial Guinea: U.S. to Send Delegation to Ward off Potential Chinese Naval Base

Equatorial Guinea: U.S. Intelligence Reports Point to New Chinese Military Base

Russia: Leaked Documents Detail Russian Campaign for Influence in Africa

France: Delegates Approve Paris Climate Change Deal

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan: Presidents Meet

Saudi Arabia: Saudis Held In Syrian Jails

Iraq: Tribes Sign Agreement

Afghanistan: Taliban Takes Musa Qala

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