Le 5 avril était inaugurée la nouvelle mosquée Mohammed VI d’Abidjan, après sept ans de travaux. Un nouveau symbole de la relation spirituelle qui unit le Maghreb et l’Afrique subsaharienne, et du discret soft power
Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean Attacks Expose Africa’s Maritime Vulnerability
Missile and armed drone strikes by Houthi militias and hijackings by Somali pirates have destabilized maritime shipping from the Red Sea to the Western Indian Ocean, impacting security and trade for all of Africa. Attacks
The Houthi Ansar Allah Movement In Its Own Words
Since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which broke out following the deadly attack perpetrated in Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023, the Houthi Ansar Allah movement
Russian Brands Flooding Africa’s Continental Market – OpEd
Squeezed between the United States and European Union sanctions, Russia has been exploring effective ways to increase the exports of its industrial products under “Made-in-Russia” program to traditional markets in Latin America, Asia and Africa.
The Somali National Army Versus al-Shabaab: A Net Assessment
Abstact: An important question for the future of Somalia is if the African Union withdraws the remainder of its forces from the country by December 31, 2024, would the Somali National Army (SNA) or al-Shabaab
Assessing the Houthi War Effort Since October 2023
Abstract: The Houthis have used the Gaza crisis to vault into the front ranks of the Iran-led “Axis of Resistance,” arguably as the only axis partner to truly globalize the conflict through their anti-shipping attacks
Americans go home: Both Niger and Chad yank the welcome mat
American troop withdrawals this week reflect growing anti-Western sentiment and associated strategic shifts The U.S. military presence in Central and West Africa is proving increasingly unwelcome. On Wednesday, the State Department announced that the U.S.
Shell: Nigerian govt develops divestment framework
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said the framework, which consists of seven cardinal pillars, would also guide other similar investments in the country. The Nigerian government has developed a divestment framework to guide
Russia-Africa: What Next? Speakers Question At The 3rd MGIMO University’s Youth Forum – OpEd
The 3rd International Youth Forum ‘Russia-Africa: What Next’ organized by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) has attempted to review and reassess achievements and challenges in contemporary Russia-Africa relations within the context
Boko Haram Factional Violence Worries Islamic State – Analysis
In its quest to expand beyond North East Nigeria, JAS–ISWAP clashes aren’t in the global terror group’s interests. In October 2023, Boko Haram’s JAS faction (Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad) launched major offensives against the group’s