On Sunday, U.S. Africa Command’s Major General Kenneth Ekman was one of the last two U.S. service members to leave Niger as part of America’s military withdrawal, following the country’s July 2023 coup. Per an
Hungary PM’s African Adventure Sparks Speculation
From a favour for Orban’s son, to murky business and resource deals, to an intelligence hub for Russia, the motives behind Hungary’s planned military mission to Chad remain opaque.You can call it boundless ambition when
Amid International Silence, Guinea’s Coup Regime Imperils Transition
KEY TAKEAWAYS Over the past three years, the Sahel and West Africa have seen an alarming number of military coups. With the region’s stability and security hanging in the balance, the international community has promoted
South Sudan’s Election Dilemmas – OpEd
In 2011, South Sudan split as a new nation from Sudan as a result of discrimination, inequalities and ethnic conflicts for many years. After Independence it emerged as a new nation, however it brought these
The Horn Of Africa States: The Defense Of Sovereignty – OpEd
The Horn Africa waters are in the news lately not because of their life-giving abilities but because of the tensions they have caused among the many countries that use these waters and, indeed, they are
L’éveil africain
Le Burkina Faso nationalise deux mines d’or. Des mines jusqu’à présent contrôlées par une major britannique, considérée comme le premier producteur d’or au monde. Les nouvelles sont rares. Et, de surcroît, elle n’est pas donnée
The brutal truth behind Italy’s migrant reduction: beatings and rape by EU-funded forces in Tunisia
Keir Starmer says he wants to learn from Italy’s ‘dramatic’ statistics. But a Guardian investigation reveals that EU money goes to officers who are involved in shocking abuse, leaving people to die in the desert
Reimagining Global Economic Governance: African and Global Perspectives
Demand is growing for more representative and equitable global institutions that are capable of managing the risks and opportunities of interdependence—such as accelerating climate change and rapid technological innovation. In June 2024, the Carnegie Endowment
Au Maroc, des centaines de migrants empêchés de rejoindre l’enclave espagnole de Ceuta
Les autorités marocaines ont déjoué pour le seul mois d’août plus de 11 300 tentatives d’émigration irrégulière à Ceuta. Les forces de l’ordre marocaines ont repoussé dimanche 15 septembre des centaines de candidats à l’émigration
Conflit dans l’est de la RDC: l’Angola en discussions avec l’AFC, coalition rejetée par Kinshasa
Les discussions entre ministres des Affaires étrangères du Rwanda et de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) se sont poursuivies ces 14 et 15 septembre 2024 à Luanda, toujours dans le cadre de la médiation