Maritime security: Nigerian Navy ship pays port call to South Africa
Gift Dinefu The Nigerian Navy Ship KADA (NNS KADA) on Tuesday paid a port call to Cape Town Port, South…
The call of the south
Turkey is making a big diplomatic and corporate push into Africa
•It is sending engineers and soap operas, but also guns and soldiers The Recep Tayyip Erdogan hospital in Mogadishu, the capital…
War, floods, droughts and blackouts is feeling the strain
By Antony Sguazzin Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up the price of the oil products, grain and fertilizer that…
How the IMF and World Bank can support African economies hit hard by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Summary: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has significant economic, geopolitical, and social implications that reach African countries, too. Without swift action…
Nonalignment motivates African push for dialogue on Ukraine
By Nosmot Gbadamosi When the United Nations voted last Thursday to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, African countries…
£40bn a year only buys The West more spite from Putin’s African cheerleaders
By Rod Liddle It is a little over 20 years since I embarked upon what might be called “the trip…
The military isn’t tracking US-trained officers in Africa
•AFRICOM says it promotes human rights and rule of law but doesn’t know why trainees are overthrowing their own governments.…
Will China Create an Atlantic Naval Base in West Africa?
•A Commercial Port in Equatorial Guinea Draws Speculation By Nalova Akua Washington security hawks have been aflutter for months over claims China plans…
Putin is calling in favors from Syria and Africa. It’s a dangerous move
By Naureen Chowdhury Fink A quick glance of the military capabilities of Ukraine and Russia shows a David versus Goliath battle.…
How Can the Central African Republic Find Peace?
Last week, long-promised peace talks in the Central African Republic ended without progress. Rebel groups were not invited, and opposition parties boycotted…