Africa

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. …

The military coup in Sudan on 25 October 2021, along with the arrest of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and a number of his cabinet ministers, has been a major setback to Sudan’s transition towards constitutional democracy. With the seizure of power by General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, who dissolved the transitional government …

Introduction “Egypt is back” is the message Egyptian foreign policy officials wish to send to their counterparts across the globe. Shifting regional dynamics have prompted Egypt to adopt a more active foreign policy. Its government is beginning to feel more confident at home, take on new roles and responsibilities, and …

While regional and international forces are pushing for a solution to the crisis in Sudan, Cairo is neutral between the civil and military components in an attempt to overcome the complexities of the political scene. In a neutral diplomatic reaction to the coup carried out Oct. 25 by Sudanese army …

With Libyan presidential elections set for late December, Saddam Haftar touched down in Tel Aviv last week for a secret meeting. Could Israeli normalization with Libya be on the horizon? Last Monday, a private jet – a French-manufactured Dassault Falcon, registration P4-RMA – took off from Dubai and landed at …

As Ethiopia’s civil war continues to drag on, Tigrayan rebels are advancing toward the capital, leading the government in Addis Ababa to declare a state of emergency, currently slated for six months. The Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has apparently joined forces with another rebel group, the Oromo Liberation Army …

Les tambours de la guerre résonnent entre l’Algérie et le Maroc. Après une année émaillée de déclarations incendiaires de part et d’autre, Alger accuse Rabat d’avoir bombardé, le 1er novembre, trois camions civils algériens. La présidence algérienne a, via un communiqué, dénoncé ce 3 novembre « l’assassinat de trois ressortissants …