Can South Sudan’s peace process be rescued?President Salva Kiir has repeatedly flouted the peace deal and now seems to be putting a succession plan into action. On 22 September 2025, Riek Machar, the suspended First
Sudan: Hemeti’s Tasis government a smokescreen of legitimacy
A coalition of armed movements in Sudan has appointed a ‘civilian government’, but will this legitimise Hemeti and his Rapid Support Forces? In August, the so-called Tasis (or ‘founding’) government, a coalition of armed movements,
Why is Morocco going up in flames?
State media say two people were killed when police opened fire on a group of demonstraters attempting to storm a police station near Agadir on 1 October, as protests continue to rock Morocco. Two people
Understanding China’s New Counterterrorism Ambitions in Africa
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
Seychelles : Une démocratie résiliente avance le progrès économique et la sécurité
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
Egypt has been working steadily to improve its business environment. Yet, despite significant progress in recent years, its formal business sector remains heavily dependent on personal connections and impeded by bureaucratic hurdles. Moreover, a disproportionately
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.
Pas de discrimination ethnique en RDC selon des experts
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,
Au Burkina sous la junte: silence, répression et propagande
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)