Again, USAfricom Commander claims China is planning Atlantic military base
By Eric Olander The commander for U.S. forces in Africa (AFRICOM), General Stephen J. Townsend reiterated his assertion that China…
China ramps up efforts to control media narrative in Africa
By ADF STAFF The outbreak of COVID-19 has led China to supercharge its nearly 14-year propaganda effort in Africa, increasing…
China-Africa: $254b-worth trade in 2021 breaks all-time record
By Eric Olander Two-way China-Africa trade surged last year to a new record of $254 billion, an impressive $67 billion increase…
Biden seeks to partner with Europe for Sahel nation-building
By Julian Pecquet The US is looking to join France and other partners in the Sahel as the international community shifts…
Russia steps in as Malian junta gets more isolated by ECOWAS, France
•West African leaders cut off financial ties •Russia emerges as main defender of Colonel Göita’s regime as regional and western…
Small bands of mercenaries extend Russia’s reach in Africa
•Local despots seek unsqueamish hired guns By The Economist As he handed over a large wooden key on December 14th, a…
Ibrahim Keïta, ousted Malian president dies at 76
Ngozi James Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, the former president of Mali who was elected in 2013 in the wake of a…
Mali: Is Senegal the big ‘loser’ when it comes to Ecowas sanctions?
By Fatoumata Diallo, Joël Té-Léssia Assoko Will Ecowas’ decision to suspend the goods trade and its financing – to and…
National Security: Again, Kenya refuses to release SGR contracts with China
By Eric Olander Kenya’s transportation minister Joseph Njoroge reaffirmed the government’s longstanding refusal to make public the $3.9 billion contract…
African Governments need to prepare for a new era of smaller, targeted Chinese lending-Analyst
By Eric Olander The recent pullback in Chinese lending for African infrastructure development makes sense, given debt sustainability problems in…