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Lakshmee Sharma, Jane Munga
Programs
Africa
About the Program
The Africa Program focuses on economic, political, and transnational issues shaping Africa’s future. By conducting data-driven research, convening high-level dialogues, forging strategic partnerships, and amplifying African voices, the program addresses a crucial knowledge gap on Africa’s role in a changing global environment.
South-South AI Collaboration: Advancing Practical Pathways
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Research
As Moscow looks for opportunities to build inroads on the continent, governments in West and Southern Africa are identifying new ways to promote their goals—and facing new risks.
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Nate Reynolds, ed., Frances Z. Brown, ed., Frederic Wehrey, ed., …
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The India AI Impact Summit offers a timely opportunity to experiment with and formalize new models of cooperation.
Lakshmee Sharma, Jane Munga
Research
The second International AI Safety Report is the next iteration of the comprehensive review of latest scientific research on the capabilities and risks of general-purpose AI systems. It represents the largest global collaboration on AI safety to date.
Scott Singer, Jane Munga
Program Experts
Henok Asmelash
British Academy Global Innovation Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program
Henok Asmelash is the British Academy Global Innovation Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His research focuses on legal and policy issues at the intersection of trade, energy, and the environment, with particular emphasis on the role of trade law and policy in the energy transition and African economic integration.
Katie Auth
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Katie Auth is a nonresident scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Africa Program.
Tyler Beckelman
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Tyler Beckelman is a nonresident scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Africa Program. His work focuses on commercial diplomacy and trade and investment policy.
Frances Z. Brown
Vice President for Studies; Acting Director, Africa Program
Dr. Frances Z. Brown is a vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Brown served on the White House National Security Council (NSC) staff over the past three presidential administrations. Her research focuses on U.S. foreign policy, Africa, the Middle East, and governance.
Ramsey Day
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Ramsey Day is a nonresident scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Africa Program.
Kholofelo Kugler
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Kholofelo Kugler is a nonresident scholar in the Carnegie Africa Program.
Nicolas Lippolis
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Nicolas Lippolis is a nonresident scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Africa Program.
Jane Munga
Fellow, Africa Program
Jane Munga is a fellow in the Africa Program focusing on technology policy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Christian-Géraud Neema
Nonresident Scholar, Africa Program
Christian-Géraud Neema is a nonresident scholar in the Carnegie Africa Program.
Frederic Wehrey
Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Frederic Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on governance, conflict, and security in Libya, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf.
Digital Features
African Climate Research Organizations
A compilation of Africa-based research organizations working on climate-related technical and policy issues.
Africa Technology Policy Tracker
The Africa Technology Policy Tracker (AfTech) is the first ever continent-wide aggregate of digital economy laws, policies and regulations in Africa developed by the Carnegie Africa Program, in collaboration with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU).