Africa

It’s a bitter irony that the last embers of the Arab Spring may be snuffed out in the same place, Tunisia, where a spark first ignited massive pro-democracy fires across a region filled with dictatorships. Tunisians, at least some of them, seem to be stirring from their jaded acceptance of …

The recent fast-moving events in Ethiopia are raising many questions about the future of the country. A violent ethnic war is attracting all types of attention. There are many possible scenarios for Ethiopia’s immediate future, ranging from a negotiation process to a surrender or even a fractious civil war, with …

On 25 October 2021, Sudan’s military led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power, dissolved the transitional government, declared a state of emergency and imprisoned the civilian leaders, including Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. This coup has led to widespread protests in the country and condemnation across the world. The African …

Dans le cadre des rencontres avec les partenaires, le Chef d’Etat-major Général des Armées, le Général de Brigade Oumar DIARRA, a reçu ce 11 novembre 2021 en audience le COMANFOR du G5-SAHEL le Général de Division BIKIMO venu l’entretenir sur le point de situation sécuritaire dans l’espace G5 Sahel et …

Le diplomate malien et son homologue russe ont tenu une conférence de presse ce jeudi 11 novembre, au cours de laquelle ils ont évoqué les questions de la lutte contre le terrorisme, et l’exploitation des ressources minières. M.Abdoulaye Diop après avoir remercié les plus hautes autorités russes a rappelé au …

Après l’annonce que le gouvernement de transition malien est sur le point de conclure un accord avec la compagnie militaire privée russe, connue sous le nom de Wagner, la France s’est montrée assez prononcée sur sa position sur la situation. Même si la France a considérablement réduit sa présence dans …

Réunis à Moscou, le ministre malien des Affaires étrangères, Abdoulaye Diop et son homologue russe, Sergueï Lavrov, ont démenti, jeudi, tout contrat avec le groupe de miliciens russes Wagner. Ils ont, en revanche, lié le rapprochement militaire entre leurs pays au retrait des troupes françaises dans le nord du Mali, …

(FPRI) — Joshua Meservey, senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, advocated in a recent policy paper that the United States recognize Somaliland as an independent state. This serious proposal is overdue for consideration. Meservey recounts that Somaliland ended its voluntary union with Somalia in May 1991 and has been …

Russia’s weak economic presence in Africa has become a thing of concern for some experts in the country and they wonder why the nation is not aggressive with this like its ally, China. Smaller countries such as Turkey is visibly broadening its economic influence and so are a number of …

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has directed the government to start the actual transfer to the government district in the New Administrative Capital in December, but observers believe such relocation faces some obstacles. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has directed the government to start relocating to the new administrative capital in December. …