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Blaise Compaoré sur le point de rentrer au Burkina Faso

Selon plusieurs sources concordantes, l’ancien président, condamné à la prison à perpétuité dans l’affaire Sankara, doit arriver dans les prochaines heures à Ouagadougou pour y rencontrer le lieutenant-colonel Damiba. Voilà des semaines que la rumeur bruisse, d’Abidjan à Ouagadougou. Et si, huit ans après avoir été chassé du pouvoir par …

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Xi Sees the Ukraine War Through the Lens of the U.S.-China Rivalry

Not long after the commencement of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, I wrote that for China, binding itself tightly to Moscow would do harm to Beijing’s long-term interests. That is because, I wrote, an alliance between a superpower like China and a far less dynamic country like Russia, whose economy is …

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China Just Raised Its Diplomatic Ambitions in Africa

Last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi completed a tour of Eritrea, Kenya and Comoros, continuing a tradition dating back three decades by which Chinese foreign ministers open the diplomatic year with a trip to Africa. The visit—which comes just over a month after the conclusion of the eighth Forum …

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