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 youth-led protests rocking Morocco to a tribunal halting Niger’s uranium trade
October 8, 2025
From Morocco opening a military factory with India and Algeria deepening cultural ties with China to Libya’s persisting crisis
October 1, 2025
From Egypt declaring Israel an imminent threat to frustrated quake survivors in Morocco
September 24, 2025
Tunisia’s accelerating population aging collides with authoritarian decay, deepening economic, social, and institutional collapse
September 20, 2025
From worsening tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia concerning the Nile to Mali suing Algeria in the ICJ
September 17, 2025
From Ethiopia’s mega-dam threatening upstream Nile water security to Morocco lobbying Washington to Türkiye exploring expanded ties with eastern Libya
September 10, 2025
Exploring Türkiye’s bid to reshape Libya’s balance of power and secure long-term influence in the Mediterranean and North Africa
September 8, 2025
From the accelerating consolidation of power in eastern Libya to Egypt becoming Russia’s top African partner on nuclear power
September 3, 2025
