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This deployment of the Wagner Forces was reportedly announced by the Officers Union for International Security (COSI), a group linked to the Russian paramilitary group after other fighters left CAR in June. In a surprising
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African populations are eager for partners and reform in the international system, the United States should embrace change. When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made a swing through east and southern Africa last week, his agenda
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China and Russia have recently increased their engagement with Eritrea, a small but strategically located country in East Africa. Meanwhile, American influence in the region is amid a yearslong slide. Despite the obvious risks, the
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For more than 30 years, NGOs and journalists have been warning about the growth in the number of crossings of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean. These testimonies, which struggle to illustrate the extent of
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Algeria’s president will want to use next week’s visit to China to make a pitch for his country to join the five-nation alliance of emerging economies seen as an alternative to Western hegemony. The cordial
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TotalEnergies, Aramco and SABIC have for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa successfully converted oil derived from plastic waste into ISCC+ certified circular polymers. The plastic pyrolysis oil, also called plastic
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At Kampala’s Nakawa market, Lovisa Nabisubi scoops charcoal from a bag and packs it into tins ready for customers. Her bare hands, feet, and clothes are stained black from hours of dealing in this popular