Africa

Russia’s outreach to the region has successfully exploited regimes’ frustrations with the West. Yet it has encountered difficulties in navigating the complex interrelations and rivalries. The Arab-majority states of the Maghreb—Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia—have become an increasing focus of Russian engagement and influence. Moscow is demonstrating a growing appreciation …

Assistance from Russia and expanding ties to terrorist organizations are enabling the Houthi movement in Yemen to emerge as an increasingly serious threat to regional and global security. The Houthis are seeking more advanced weaponry from Russia to try to attack U.S. and allied warships and deter Western attacks. An …

Le pillage des richesses de l’Afrique pour sauver le climat. Le capitalisme vert est devenu la pire forme de pillage du continent africain. Il s’agit principalement de Lobito en Angola et de son chemin de fer de Benguela, qui sont devenus un instrument clé du monde occidental dans la transition …

The crisis in Libya began in August 2024, with ongoing efforts by various factions to gain control of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) posing a clear and present danger to the country. The crisis over the control of the CBL has resulted in the closure of 60% of Libya’s …

Key points As debate grows over U.S. policy towards Africa, consideration should be given to altering the continent’s status under the Department of Defense’s Unified Command Plan (UCP).Eliminating Africa Command (AFRICOM) under the UCP would both signify a policy shift away from a counterterrorism focus and ease the process of …

Addis Ababa October 15/2024( ENA) Africa must engage with the world on its own terms, ensuring that its interests are represented and respected on the global stage, said Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister Temasgen Tiruneh. The first African Defense Ministers Conference organized by Ethiopia on its own initiative kicked of in …

With the addition of new members in BRICS+, the group of emerging powers will be more globally representative­—but also face more internal divisions. This month, Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the first-ever summit of BRICS+ from October 22 to 24 in the Tatarstan city of Kazan. There, the founding …

An opinion piece by Palestinian diplomat and former ambassador, Nabil Maaruf, proposes a new initiative to improve stability in the Middle East, neutralize conflicts arising from international interventions, and radically increasing the region’s low weight in the international system of power. His perspective on the Middle East initiative is based …

Young men from Nigeria’s North West are leaving the country to seek opportunities in the rebel-controlled and jihadist-infested central Sahel. Their work in Mali’s gold mining industry is financing terrorism in the troubled region. The dim light of the boys’ quarters cast a long shadow over his forehead as he …

Iran, having just had two of its major proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah, seriously degraded, is apparently setting its sights on a new, “consolation prize” proxy to use as an additional base of operations: Sudan. Iran’s strategy of supporting and infiltrating other countries and terrorist groups — as it has done …