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A defining week in Africa: between moral voice, political tensions, and economic reality
Africa has shown itself in the past week again as a continent of dramatic contrasts, in which moral leadership, political turmoil, and financial aspiration...
Chinese Intelligence Examines Vatican Moves in Africa and Their Impact on CCP Interests
Chinese intelligence and security circles view the Vatican's increased activity in Africa as a complex soft strategic challenge, one that transcends the religious dimension...
Pope Leo’s Final Africa Stop Turns Dramatic as Prisoners Shout for Freedom
Pope Leo brought his four nation Africa tour to a striking close in Equatorial Guinea marked by emotional scenes political tension and large public...
A War That Targets Women: Sudan’s Silent Crisis
Sudan has been going through a brutal conflict since 2023. But no one stopped or cared about people of Sudan. War has always been...
China Praises African States for Blocking Taiwan President’s Flight, Forcing Trip Cancellation
Tensions between China and Taiwan have intensified after Lai Ching-te was forced to cancel a planned diplomatic visit to Eswatini due to denied overflight...
Reality check: Kamil Idris’ Al-Jazeera article misses the Sudan peace point again
There will not have been many international leaders taken in by Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris’ opinion article published this week on the Al-Jazeera...
Addis Ababa Exhibition Presents Unique Opportunity for African Women Artists
Ahead of the World Public Summit Africa, an exhibition of the Women of Africa in Art award winners was opened in Addis Ababa, the...
The Tigray Conflict: Political Inclusivity and Security Challenges in the Horn of Africa
Ethiopia, which has the second-largest population on the African continent and belongs to the category of the fastest-growing economy in the region, entered the...
When Washington Leaves: Africa Must Shape Its Own Security Architecture
For decades, Africa’s security architecture has rested on shaky foundations: a reliance on external actors, particularly the United States, to define, fund, and lead...
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...