China’s United Front work co-opts well-placed individuals and organizations to cultivate support for and defend China’s goals and interests while isolating China’s opponents in Africa. A key pillar of China’s efforts to gain influence in
US sanctions Sudan paramilitary leader Hemedti’s brother for human rights abuses
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo’s Rapid Support Forces have been widely accused of abuses during the fighting in Sudan. The United States sanctioned a Sudanese paramilitary leader Wednesday, as pressure increases on the rebel side in the
In Libya, Israel’s Normalization Push Goes Sideways Over a Secret Meeting
The arrests are the latest against figures opposed to President Kais Saied, who has cemented his one-man rule since July 2021. Tunisian authorities continue their crackdown against known critics of President Kais Saied with the
La méthode «bras de fer» de Macron si souvent utilisée contre les Français ne fonctionne pas au Niger
Le monde entier assiste médusé à la confrontation entre Paris et Niamey, il suffit de regarder les télévisions étrangères pour s’en convaincre. Emmanuel Macron gère toutes les crises intérieures comme extérieures selon le même mode
Le Niger renverse le néocolonialisme français
Le renversement du gouvernement de Mohamed Bazoum au Niger, soutenu par la France, le 26 juillet, peut peut-être être comparé à la défaite de l’apartheid en Afrique du Sud il y a près de 30
G20 Anticipating New Dawn With African Union – Analysis
Johannesburg was the scene for the 15th BRICS — Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa — summit held late August during which leaders raised African Union’s permanent seat in the G20. Early September, New
Niger : La France retire ses soldats
Selon les médias français, l’Élysée négocie actuellement avec «les autorités illégitimes du Niger» le retrait des soldats français du pays. Parce qu’essayer de renforcer sa crédibilité par des déclarations fracassantes est une chose, mais une
The Contagion Of Coups In Africa – OpEd
Africa is on the boil once again. The rule by the ballot box is being replaced with the rule of the gun. The military is no longer content to remain in the barracks but has
Gabon Loses African Union Membership Over Military Coup – OpEd
The African Union, the continental organization uniting 54 African States, in official media release dated August 30, suspended the membership of the Republic of Gabon over the unexpected military coup d’état, which deposed President Ali
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The rash of recent military take-overs in Africa was perhaps best described by French President Emmanuel Macron as “an epidemic of coups in the Sahel”—a fast spreading disease in the continent. France, a former colonial