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Abebe Selassie to Retire as Director of the African Department at the IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced the retirement of its director of the African department, Abebe Aemro Selassie, on May 1, 2026. Since...
A Diplomatic Chain Reaction: Does Israel’s Gambit in Somaliland Challenge China’s Security in Africa?
The timing of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to the Horn of Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa, specifically (Somalia, Tanzania, Lesotho, and...
CAR President Invites Putin as Russia Deepens Influence
The newly re-elected president of the Central African Republic (CAR), Faustin-Archange Touadera, has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit, according to Russian state...
China’s Top Diplomat Begins Strategic Africa Tour
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi began his annual New Year visit to Africa on Wednesday, continuing a tradition that underscores Beijing’s long-term diplomatic focus...
New ECOWAS Headquarters: China Continues Sharing Unique Diplomacy With Africa
China's Belt and Road Initiative has expanded significantly over the last several years in Africa and has cut across different sectors. Beijing has a...
What the U.S. strike in Nigeria reveals about Trump 2.0’s Africa Policy?
The U.S. airstrike in Nigeria, framed as moral intervention to protect Christians, reveals an Africa policy increasingly defined by selective engagement, reactive counterterrorism, and...
Russia’s Military Diplomacy in Africa: High Risk, Low Reward, Limited Impact
The South African Institute of International Affairs, a Johannesburg-based foreign policy think tank, has released a special report on Russia-Africa relations. According to the...
Can You Recognize a State That Doesn’t Exist?
On December 26, 2025, a long-lasting equilibrium in the Horn of Africa is disturbed by Israel becoming the first UN member to recognize Somaliland,...
Africa Squeezed Between Import Substitution and Dependency Syndrome
Squeezed between import substitution and dependency syndrome, a condition characterized by a set of associated economic symptoms—that is, rules and regulations—the majority of African...
A Convergence of Interests: Inside the Israel-Somaliland Gambit for Recognition
Abstract: The article explores the changing story of Israel and Somaliland in the prismatic complexities of historical legality, strategic realignment, and modern recognition politics...