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 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…

The worsening conflict in Ethiopia: route to civil war?

Almost nine years after the death of Meles Zenawi, arguably the most influential and charismatic politician in modern-day Ethiopia, his legacy still shapes the different political forces in the country today – and the conflicts among them.…

La transizione energetica dell’Africa: tra sfide demografiche ed energia pulita

La rapida crescita demografica ed economica dell’Africa sub-Sahariana ha cominciato a sortire i propri effetti anche sulla transizione energetica del continente. Nonostante in Africa viva oltre il 17% della popolazione mondiale, il…

La pandemia in Africa: tra scelte forti e timori per il futuro

L’inevitabile arrivo della Covid-19 nel secondo continente più popolato al mondo è stato a lungo la grande paura di commentatori, epidemiologi, demografi e ricercatori del mondo intero. Sia per l’enorme mole degli scambi commerciali e di…

Taking stock of South Africa’s deep social and political cleavages

Despite relative well-being and increasing wealth, today South Africa faces the most uncertain time since the end of the Apartheid regime 25 years ago. The political elections in May saw vast disaffection towards politics, uncovered social…

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