Cooperation with European characteristics? Lessons from China for the EU–Africa summit
ByYunnan Chen This week, European and African leaders sit down in Brussels for the long-awaited, twice delayed EU–Africa summit. This…
EU pledges $170b investment package for Africa
•European, African leaders agree on renewing partnership, focusing on green transition, investment in connectivity By Agnes Szucs Leaders from the…
Africa’s fossils fuel trap
•A Response to “The Divestment Delusion” By Nnimmo Bassey and Anabela Lemos The greatest share of the burden of addressing climate…
Analysis: France announces troop withdrawal from Mali after 9-year campaign
•The pullout came after a falling out between France and Mali, in West Africa, ending a military effort that failed…
Jihadism and coups in West Africa’s Sahel region: a complex relationship
By Folahanmi Aina The political instability and insecurity in some Sahelian states in West Africa has led to the capture of political…
Sahel: France, allies withdraw from Mali but fight against Jihadists continue
When they arrived in 2013 it was in a rush: 250 men from a base in Senegal; 950 from Chad; helicopters…
Russia has big plans for Africa
•America Must Push Back—Without Getting Dragged In By Samuel Ramani The day after the military staged a coup in Burkina Faso…
France withdraws troops from Mali after nine years
France announced Thursday that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the country’s ruling…
ECOWAS, AU measures against military coup plotters not effective – Experts
Ngozi James Measures and sanctions put in place by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African…
Africa is beset with coups and conflicts: how the trend can be reversed
By Adem K Abebe On the evening of 15 February 2022, reports emerged that key police and military officials in Djibouti were…