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The scramble for influence in Africa
In this insightful interview, Professor Sergiu Mișcoiu at the Faculty of European Studies, Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), where he serves as a Director...
Achieving peace in Sahel requires multilateral support for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Russia has now started calling for combined strategic partnership and international efforts to drastically address the complexities of rising insecurity and adopting a multilateral...
Alliance of Sahel States: Another Wrong Answer for the Wrong Question from Africa
“From now on, we say, whether you’re from Mali, Niger, or Burkina, we have the same destiny. We’re going in together; it is up...
Russia and the G5 Sahel Group’s Indivisible Security Relationship
In practical terms, the indisputable geopolitical changes and the restructuring of global power architecture have significant impact on Russia's military influence in Saharan-Sahel region,...
Alliance of Sahel States Departure from ECOWAS: Implications for WAEMU and the CFA Franc
On January 28, 2024, the military juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger jointly announced their immediate departure from ECOWAS.
The decision of Burkina Faso,...
A Shifting Landscape: Is ECOWAS Awakening to Regional Economic and Security Realities?
Given the multidimensional difficulties facing the regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the most delicate being forging indivisible regional security...
Russia Prioritizing Sustainable Security and Strategic Economic Questions in Sahel-Saharan Region
With geopolitical changes intensifying, Russia is steadily broadening influence by making economic investments, creating informal military bases and selling weapons to African countries. Under...
The Alliance of Sahel States: Initial Difficulties as a Resource for Development
On September 17, 2023 the transition leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, instituting the Alliance of Sahel States. This...
Sahel: Africa’s Most Crisis-Prone Region
The Sahel is the semi-arid region of Africa, that separates the Sahara Desert to the north and Savannas to the south and stretches from...
France backs West Africa bloc efforts to restore democracy in region
France will support West African bloc ECOWAS more as it works to restore democracy in a region hit by recent coups as insecurity in...