Over the past 20 years, external states have sought to gain influence in Africa by assisting African countries in fighting terrorist groups.1 Beginning with the United States’ entrance into the Sahara and Sahel in the
DRC Ceasefire Collapse; Turkish Troops to Niger; El Fasher on the Brink: Africa File, September 25, 2025
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Élections présidentielles et legislatives 27 septembre Le président Wavel Ramkalawan, du parti Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS), briguera un second mandat lors des élections de 2025 dans cet archipel de 115 îles situé dans l’océan Indien
Arab Diaspora Business Communities in Egypt
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Between the Sahel and the Maghreb
The Sahel region is experiencing significant strategic realignments, driven by a resurgence of nationalism, the retrenchment of Western states previously influential in Sub-Saharan Africa, and a geographically expanding rivalry between Maghreb heavyweights Morocco and Algeria.
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Dans un post publié sur sa page X (24.09.2025), Olivier Nduhungirehe, le ministre rwandais des Affaires étrangères, énumère une série de violences qu’il impute à l’armée congolaise et aux Wazalendos et qui ont, selon lui,
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Dans les bars populaires de Ouagadougou, le silence et la méfiance ont remplacé les discussions politiques dont les Burkinabè étaient friands: trois ans après sa prise de pouvoir par un putsch, la junte du capitaine
News: Ethiopia, Kenya sign 2nd Defense Cooperation Agrmt in history covering intelligence sharing, joint exercises
Ethiopia and Kenya have signed a new Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), more than six decades after the first such pact was concluded in 1963, the year Kenya gained independence. The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF)
Burkinabes Mute After 3 Years Under Captain Traore’s Boot
In the three years since Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traore seized power, his junta has silenced critics by arresting dissidents or press-ganging them into fighting jihadists. Styling himself on former leader Thomas Sankara, a charismatic
Guinea opposition claims irregularities in constitutional referendum
Guinea’s opposition on Wednesday denounced alleged irregularities in a constitutional referendum that could allow the country’s junta leader to run for president. Results from Sunday’s referendum showed that 89.38% of voters backed the proposed constitution,