Trump, Biden, and Europe’s place in the Africa great power competition
European activities in Africa risk unwittingly drifting onto territory contested by the US and China on their own terms
European activities in Africa risk unwittingly drifting onto territory contested by the US and China on their own terms
There are promising signs in Mali’s new government, but the international community must take action now to ensure the military junta cedes power to civilians.
The coup creates an opportunity to address the crucial, intertwined issues of reform and consultation – issues that have been neglected by the authorities at key points in Mali’s recent history
The power of Sudan’s protest movement has sustained the prime minister in office – but its trust in Abdalla Hamdouk has ebbed of late. This week’s peace agreement gives him the chance to win it back.
EU-Africa relations are characterised by a series of failed beginnings. They continue to suffer from a lack of deep and far-reaching political will, despite being the subject of a series of diplomatic initiatives in the past two decades.
Mali’s politics is undergoing radical change, partly due to years of discontent with its entire political and economic elite
Initiatives designed to change German attitudes towards colonial history will be important in improving Germany’s relations with African countries
Covid placed a pause on the formal renewal of relations between Europe and Africa, but it has also brought new focus to old questions
Sudan’s transitional authorities are struggling to deal with a health system that is collapsing under the weight of covid-19. But the most dramatic social and economic impact of the disease might come from the effects that restrictions on movement will have on prices and food security.
Even as the African Union announces that it is about to receive a huge consignment of medical equipment from Chinese businessman Jack Ma, Russia has not provided such support to African countries so far