North Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Sahel sit at the intersection of political transitions, economic transformation, and transnational security pressures, with developments in these regions influencing energy markets, migration flows, maritime security, and great-power competition, yet they remain unevenly represented in international policy conversations.
The Stimson Center’s North Africa, Mediterranean, and the Sahel program is dedicated to elevating these interconnected regions by delivering timely, policy-relevant analysis on political economies, internal dynamics, and cross-regional relations, with a focus on how developments across these spaces increasingly shape global affairs.
From the Sudan war’s escalating violence to the Iran war driving energy shocks, fuel shortages, and fiscal strain across North Africa, and Europe scrambling to diversify energy sources in North Africa and secure new supply routes
April 1, 2026
How the Iran war disrupts energy, trade, and food systems across North Africa and the Sahel, reshaping regional stability
March 31, 2026
China shifts energy strategy toward North Africa amid Hormuz disruption, deepening oil diversification and accelerating green cooperation with Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt
March 27, 2026
From Sahel security recalibration to Iran war aftershocks, North Africa faces energy shocks, fiscal strain, and intensifying competition over influence.
March 25, 2026
State collapse, climate stress, and demographic pressures drive escalating violence and fragmentation across the Sahel, with mounting regional and global consequences
March 24, 2026
From China’s expanding economic footprint across African markets to Libya’s evolving energy and geopolitical landscape, and intensifying strategic competition between Algeria and Morocco
March 18, 2026
From rising migrant deaths in the Mediterranean to Tunisia’s political crackdown, and escalating conflict dynamics in Sudan and the wider Sahel
March 11, 2026
From Algeria’s investment drive and Egypt unlocking IMF financing while expanding gas and mineral exploration, to renewed Western Sahara diplomacy as well as escalating violence across Sudan and the Sahel
March 4, 2026
