The growing Turkish presence in Africa can be seen not only in the increasing number of diplomatic missions but also in the sales of Bayraktar drones. This drone is one of the most purchased on the continent. According to recent analyses by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), the buyers include Nigeria (18), Algeria […]
The EU Commission wants to support South Africa with an investment package of EUR 4.7 billion as part of its Global Gateway program. The funds are to flow primarily into the energy transition in South Africa (EUR 4.4 billion), as EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday at the EU-South Africa Summit […]
Ahead of the start of the 29th World Climate Change Conference (COP) in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, the Ebuteli Institute, a policy think tank based in Kinshasa, has published a report showing the state of climate financing in the DR Congo. This much can be revealed in advance: It is not good.There are many indications […]
Even before the 9th edition of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) officially begins in Beijing, the China-Africa Summit de facto has already kicked off. Chinese state media have been flooding the internet with pictures of the pompous reception for the arrival of African heads of state and government and their delegations in China. They […]
Ms. Del Re,why did Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, of all countries, not send government representatives to the General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance in Berlin?I don’t think it’s a strong political message. Niger doesn’t always take part in international events, but Mali and Burkina Faso do. I recently met both the Foreign Minister of […]
The Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi, has announced plans to deepen relations with Egypt. Bilateral cooperation will reach a new level, Wang said in Cairo on Sunday, according to the Chinese foreign broadcaster CGTN. Egypt is one of the six countries that will join China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa as new members […]
The list of consequences of climate change felt in Senegal – and in many other African countries – is long: extreme rainfall, the destruction of sensitive ecosystems, droughts and food insecurity. The ocean is virtually devouring the Dakar Peninsula, swallowing up houses and hotels along the hundreds of kilometers of coastline.With focus and a calm […]
For a hero of Russia, Yevgeny Prigozhin has surprisingly quickly slipped from the top spots on Russian news sites. Apparently, the man who did the dirty work abroad for President Vladimir Putin is quickly to disappear from public memory. Now it’s about Wagner’s structures and business that are to be taken over – or maintained.Already […]
Germany’s Social Democratic Development Minister Svenja Schulze visited Mauritania on Monday and Tuesday. After the military coups in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, the country is considered one of the few remaining stable countries in the region and Europe’s main and last partner in the Sahel. Since July, Schulze has chaired the Sahel Alliance, an […]
“Do you not feel a little alone, vulnerable, in the face of this wave of khaki around you?” This was the first question in the major exclusive interview with President Mohamed Bazoum for the French magazine Jeune Afrique just two months ago. It referred to Niger’s isolated position in the Sahel region, as the only […]