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Golden Handcuffs: The Political Economy of Pliable Democracy in Africa
Authors: Lyna Saadi and Dr. Julian Spencer-Churchill
Western democracy-promotion programs in Africa are failing, but not for the reasons most analysts claim. The problem is...
Iran war fallout puts Sudan’s Burhan in a deeper bind
Sudan’s self-appointed leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is finding that his co-dependent relationship with the country’s Islamist-Muslim Brotherhood elite is beginning to run interference on...
Reflections: Africa’s Energy Security
Perhaps Russia's state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, is at the forefront, shaping Africa's energy security. And African countries are also accelerating coordinated efforts to build...
WTO’s Trade Multilateralism, its Basic Principles of Global Trading
The 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC14) was held in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, from March 26-29. The landmark...
Technological Revolution in Transport and Logistics Presents Long-Term Challenges
Unbelievably, Russia is no longer at the geopolitical and economic crossroads. Kazan, the famous city in the autonomous Republic of Tatarstan, and St. Petersburg,...
Iran’s Shadow War May Extend to the Sahel
In the early hours of a recent morning, surveillance aircraft tracked an unmarked convoy crossing the desert corridors linking the Sahel to the Atlantic...
Ghana Announces Visa-Free Entry for Africans
The Republic of Ghana, a member of the regional economic bloc of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the continental organization...
Russia’s Shattered Trade Preference for African Entrepreneurs, Weak Economic Collaboration
For both Russia and Africa, the time has arrived to face emerging geopolitical development realities. With Africa's engagement, Russia has absolutely adequate information necessary...
Zimbabwe’s Lithium Export Ban: China’s Battery Supply Chain in an Era of Resource Nationalism
Zimbabwe’s lithium export ban in late February changed how resource-rich countries are approaching the global supply chains. By tightening its control over its resources,...
China’s Defense of Hemedti’s RSF Network Provokes US Crackdown on PLA Companies
In a speech on November 19, 2025, President Trump spoke at length about the horrific atrocities being committed in Sudan, specifically by Colombian mercenaries...