Danielle Resnick

A man feeds his livestock at a market in Sudan. The livestock industry is Sudan’s largest income earner after gold. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images

Sudan: how warring factions gained influence in the country’s food system – and what it means for the current conflict

Armed actors in fragile contexts typically engage in sectors where they can quickly extract profits.
Un policier nigérien monte la garde à côté de certains des 300 camions principalement chargés de denrées alimentaires en provenance du Burkina Faso en 2023. Le commerce transfrontalier a été durement touché. AFP via Getty Images

La désintégration de la Cedeao pourrait faire flamber les prix alimentaires et aggraver la famine en Afrique de l'Ouest

Le coût d'une alimentation quotidienne nutritive au Burkina Faso, au Mali et au Niger est 110 % plus élevé que le salaire minimum journalier en Afrique de l'Ouest.
Nigerien police officer stands guard next to some of the 300 trucks mainly loaded with food from Burkina Faso in 2023. Cross-border trade has taken a hit. AFP via Getty Images

Ecowas breakup could push up food prices and worsen hunger in west Africa

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily minimum wage.
Might the 2021 Zambian elections usher in another period of economic growth? Salim Dawood/AFP via Getty Images

Four priorities for Zambia after the 2021 elections

Whoever wins the elections will face two key challenges: reviving the country’s democratic credentials and stimulating the economy.
Informal food trade represents a critical source of employment and food security for the urban poor. Nic Bothma/EPA

Informal traders in African cities are being used as political pawns

By better understanding the politics and governance of African cities and variations across cities, we can identify feasible opportunities to improve informal traders’ livelihoods.
A Zambian opposition protester is arrested during a past election: Instances of serious violence have increased dramatically this time around. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Zambia’s 2016 elections: democracy hovering on the precipice

As Zambia prepares to go to the polls again the entire party system is in flux, electoral violence has been worryingly frequent and the country’s democratic credentials are increasingly in doubt

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