Chatham House Africa Programme

06/10/2026

🎙️ | On the latest episode of Chatham House’s podcast, the Africa Programme’s Ahmed Soliman, alongside Middle East and North Africa Programme colleagues Sanam Vakil and Farea Al-Muslimi, join Bronwen Maddox to discuss what Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait means for the wider region - including the : https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/10/houthis-red-sea-power-play-makes-iran-stronger-independent-thinking-podcast?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=afr

02/10/2026

🇪🇹 | As fighting escalates in and neighbouring areas, there are fears that ’s internal instability could spill over into the wider region, write Ahmed Soliman and Abel Abate Demissie for Chatham House:

30/09/2026

🎥| This webinar examines how the aftermath of the ’s election is shaping debate over political trajectory, economic policy and investor confidence.

Watch: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/standard-event/zambias-2026-election-test-democratic-resilience?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=afr

28/09/2026

🚨 | One more day to apply for the Research Fellow role in the Chatham House Africa Programme – more details below ↓

📌 | Exciting opportunity for a researcher with expertise in to join Chatham House’s Africa Programme team!

Learn more and apply: https://careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/8389579-research-fellow-west-africa-africa-programme?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=afr

28/09/2026

📣 28 September at 15.00 BST | Why regional cooperation matters in addressing the convergence of insurgency, displacement, and climate stress.

Register: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/standard-event/lake-chad-basin-restoring-regional-security-cooperation?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=afr

25/09/2026

📌 | Exciting opportunity for a researcher with expertise in to join Chatham House’s Africa Programme team!

Learn more and apply: https://careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/8389579-research-fellow-west-africa-africa-programme?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=afr

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 ’s problems, let alone their solutions, writes Joshua Z. Walker in his latest Chatham House expert comment:

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.

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 ’s electoral process and the implications of these dynamics for the country’s long-term governance trajectory.

23/09/2026

📣 28 September at 15.00 BST | The Lake Chad Basin faces the mutually reinforcing pressure of insurgent violence, displacement and climate stress. At our upcoming webinar, speakers discuss why regional cooperation matters in addressing the convergence of insurgency, displacement, and climate stress.

Register: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/standard-event/lake-chad-basin-restoring-regional-security-cooperation?utm_medium=organic-social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=afr

22/09/2026

Zambia’s Electoral Commission announced that President Hakainde Hichilema had secured a second term after winning 60 per cent of the vote. Despite a peaceful polling day, counting was paused because of security concerns and questions have since emerged over reported discrepancies between presidential and parliamentary turnout figures. As leading opposition candidate Brian Mundubile weighs a legal challenge amid controversy surrounding court closures and the arrests of opposition figures, the aftermath of the election is shaping debate over Zambia’s political trajectory, economic policy and investor confidence.