Surge in militant Islamist violence in the Sahel dominates Africa’s fight against extremists
By Africa Center for Strategic Studies A 70-percent annual increase in violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in the…
Mali: French ambassador kicked out over Russia accusations
By Jeune Afrique After weeks of verbal escalation, Bamako has demanded the departure of the French ambassador, Joël Meyer, within…
A Russia-Ukraine war could ripple across Africa and Asia
•Beware of food price spikes and revolutions if Ukrainian grain deliveries are disrupted. By Alex Smith, a food and agriculture analyst…
African Union suspends Burkina Faso over Military coup
The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso over the January 24 coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore. The…
US foreign policy in Africa no longer about rivalry with China–Blinken
US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken
Global Military: Nigeria ranked 35th most powerful, 4th in Africa
Godsgift Onyedinefu Nigeria is now the 35th most powerful military in the world. The country moved from its 41st spot…
Ten things to watch in Africa in 2022
Text by The German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Hamburg (https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en) Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, there…
Paul Kagame: “Coups are the result of bad governance”
Rwanda President Paul Kagame