What is the MENA region? MENA is the acronym for “Middle East and North Africa”, regularly used in academic and business writings. It refers to a large region, from Morocco in northwest Africa to Iran in southwest Asia, which generally includes all the countries of the Middle East and North …
Read More »Hungary PM’s African Adventure Sparks Speculation
From a favour for Orban’s son, to murky business and resource deals, to an intelligence hub for Russia, the motives behind Hungary’s planned military mission to Chad remain opaque.You can call it boundless ambition when a country of 10 million sends stabilising forces to a state ten times its size. …
Read More »Russie, Chine et complémentarité en Afrique
La question de la complémentarité entre la Fédération de Russie et la République populaire de Chine dans le cadre de l’interaction avec les alliés et partenaires sur le continent africain est plus que jamais d’actualité et commence à recevoir un soutien officiel. En effet, cette interaction russo-sino-africaine représente un autre …
Read More »Time To Pivot From Military Option To Diplomatic Engagement – Analysis
The Sahel region of north Africa may be understood as “one region, many crises.” This statement is taken from a paper first published in 2013 by the UN’s Africa Renewal Project, but it is no less relevant today – perhaps, more so. Africa’s Sahel region faces many complex and interconnected …
Read More »Political Polarization And Manipulation: Impact Of Disinformation On Political Conflicts In Libya – OpEd
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned reports as part of a larger disinformation campaign aimed at misleading the Libyan public and diverting their attention from their rightful demands for political and economic reforms. The ongoing disinformation campaign has been launched to deceive Libyans regarding news circulating …
Read More »La visite de Vladimir Poutine en Mongolie et son importance pour l’Afrique
La visite officielle du président russe en Mongolie est fortement importante non seulement pour les relations bilatérales russo-mongoles, mais aussi pour tous les pays des BRICS et du Sud global, y compris sur le continent africain. La visite de Vladimir Poutine en Mongolie a bien eu lieu et revêt une …
Read More »Korybko To The Epoch Times: Africa Is At The Center Of A New Race For Resources & Influence
Here are the full comments that I gave to The Epoch Times’ Nalova Akua about Africa’s role in the New Cold War, excerpts of which were included in his article titled “South Korean Government Gives Export Boost to Companies Trading in Africa”. The “Fourth Industrial Revolution”/“Great Reset” (4IR/GR) will define …
Read More »No agreement reached in Cairo on ending the war in Gaza
The Hamas delegation, which left the negotiations in Cairo, emphasized that they are solely interested in implementing the proposal by U.S. President Joe Biden regarding a hostage agreement and a ceasefire in Gaza, which was agreed upon on July 2nd. Hamas demanded that Israel be held accountable to the terms …
Read More »Ukraine : L’entrainement des groupes terroristes au Sahel, les mercenaires et l’incursion en Russie
Bien que les autorités de Kiev réfutent catégoriquement leur moindre implication dans l’organisation de l’attaque terroriste des séparatistes Touareg contre un convoi de l’armée malienne et les effectifs russes de la compagnie «Wagner» les accompagnant à la fin de juillet 2024 au nord du Mali, de plus en plus de …
Read More »Sahel: The New Front In The Ukraine-Russia War – Analysis
On 24 February 2022, when Russia began its airstrike in the Donbas region of Ukraine, no one imagined it to become a full-blown war, nor that it would continue for so long. Yet, more than two years later, the metastasising war goes on. Despite the distance, the repercussions of the …
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