Africa

The Tuareg Conflict is on pace to become another proxy war between Russia and the West. Speculation is swirling in the days after Tuareg rebels ambushed Wagner in Mali, which readers can learn more about here and here, to suggest that they had the support of Westerners, Ukrainians, and Islamists. …

En se rapprochant des régimes en place au Sahel, comme lui proches de Moscou, le maréchal libyen joue sur plusieurs tableaux. Mais il cherche avant tout à consolider son pouvoir face aux autorités de l’Ouest et à se poser en partenaire incontournable, y compris pour les Occidentaux. La visite à …

Malgré l’instabilité politique bien connue de la Ve République, provoquée par les résultats des récentes élections législatives, la continuité du parcours militaro-politique de Paris en Afrique semble préservée. En outre, selon des responsables politiques africains, des preuves existent qui prouvent les liens entre la France et les terroristes. En avril …

Une délégation turque dirigée par le ministre des Affaires étrangères Hakan Fidan a visité le Niger. Selon des sources officieuses, Ankara s’intéresse à l’accès aux gisements d’uranium, dont le géant nucléaire français Orano pourrait bientôt perdre totalement le droit d’exploitation. En échange, il est probable que la junte au pouvoir …

With a wide scope of its academic and research operations, encompassing the United States through Europe down to entire Asian-Pacific region, the reputable and world-known Russia’s Valdai Club has moved down to Africa, which currently becomes the battle field for key global players and constitutes a significant part of the …

Abstract: France’s influence in its former Sub-Saharan African colonies has been slipping. Russia has been capitalising on popular anti-French sentiment, weak state security, and vulnerable infrastructure to advance its geopolitical goals on the continent. This is done through the use of the Wagner Group, a Russian-based Private Military Contractor (PMC), …

Egypt has a direct and material stake in an end to the Gaza conflict, and its officials are central actors in the diplomacy to arrange an end to the Hamas-Israel war.Israeli demands to exercise enduring security control on the Gaza-Egypt border have strained relations between Egypt and Israel and complicated …

“Our people have irrevocably turned their backs on ECOWAS,” Niger’s ruling General Abdourahamane Tiani told the cheering crowd that attended the Niamey summit. Trust them, it was not just another formal meeting but a street party, which saw the leaders walking through massive rallies and street procession,s as they received …

Introduction: Why Europe Needs Africa (and Africa Needs Europe) In 2017, Africa’s population under twenty-five years old surpassed the total population of Europe. By 2050, Africa will have added 796 million people to the workforce, while Europe’s working-age population (aged sixteen to sixty-four) will decline by 156 million.1 Europe is …

Thousands of Americans have been protesting for eight months against the murder and misery in Gaza. We have felt complicit because the bill is largely paid for by the US government, with our tax dollars. Although the number being killed or facing starvation in Sudan is far greater, we have …