Andrea Lapegna

Andrea Lapegna is a graduate from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, with a Master's thesis on the involvement of civil society in international institutions. In the past, he has interned in two different UN agencies, and has also worked in international cooperation and for development NGOs. He currently lives in Brussels, where he works as Communications Officer.

The massive demographic challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa

Renewed attention to Africa’s demographics has emerged over the past few years. Its 1.4 billion people make it the second most populated continent on the planet; its median age is the youngest in the world at 18.8 years; and, most notably,…

How the Ukrainian conflict is affecting Africa

Moments after the first shots were fired on Ukrainian territory on February 24, it was clear that the conflicts’ ramifications would go far beyond the local context, touching on geopolitical stakes, games of allegiances, as well as the…

Two years of COVID-19 in Africa: an assessment and ongoing concerns

Two years into the pandemic, the whole world is looking back to take stock of lessons learned and possible ways forward. While the Western and the wealthiest countries are assessing vaccine efficacy against newer variants and are…

Instability in the Sahel region and security concerns in Burkina Faso

For a long time, Burkina Faso had been praised for its stability, as the country was apparently spared from the dreadful consequences of the Libyan civil war in 2011. However, in recent years, and particularly after 2015, security…

The troublesome picture of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

A year and a half into the pandemic, Africa presents a very uneven picture, but shares the fear of being left behind when it comes to vaccines. Currently, the whole continent has registered five million cases of infection. While the…

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