The injury of a former Green Beret and death of an elite soldier from New Zealand have highlighted the Blackwater founder’s growing role in one of Africa’s most intractable conflicts. The injury of a former Green Beret and death of an elite soldier from New Zealand have highlighted the Blackwater founder’s growing role in one […]
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On the evening of Thursday 8 October, around a dozen academics, researchers and other geopolitical experts received a message from […] On the evening of Thursday 8 October, around a dozen academics, researchers and other geopolitical experts received a message from […] Read More
The African Aerospace & Defence arms fair, held in Pretoria from 16 to 18 September, was marked by a sharp drop in participation from exhibitors in the sector. The African Aerospace & Defence arms fair, held in Pretoria from 16 to 18 September, was marked by a sharp drop in participation from exhibitors in the
South Africa : US defence companies shun Pretoria amid diplomatic tensions Read More »
Meeting in Johannesburg in early October, a large majority rejected the code barring them from simultaneously holding board positions at private companies and public entities. Meeting in Johannesburg in early October, a large majority rejected the code barring them from simultaneously holding board positions at private companies and public entities. Read More
South Africa : Government of National Unity advisers refuse to sign code of conduct Read More »
Announced on 22 September on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, diplomatic relations between Kigali and Brussels resumed […] Announced on 22 September on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, diplomatic relations between Kigali and Brussels resumed […] Read More
Rwanda : How Kigali and Brussels rekindled their diplomatic relations Read More »
A diplomatic alignment is in the making. The Quad and Quintet are expected to hold their second joint meeting on […] A diplomatic alignment is in the making. The Quad and Quintet are expected to hold their second joint meeting on […] Read More
Sudan : Mediation groups Quad and Quintet seek to step up their joint efforts Read More »
The formation of Oromia’s new regional government on 28 September offered an early glimpse of the political realignment under way […] The formation of Oromia’s new regional government on 28 September offered an early glimpse of the political realignment under way […] Read More
Ethiopia : Abiy tests loyalties as power shifts in Oromia Read More »
The European Union Security and Defence Initiative for the Sahel (EUSDI Sahel) programme, which is due to be launched by […] The European Union Security and Defence Initiative for the Sahel (EUSDI Sahel) programme, which is due to be launched by […] Read More
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American arbitration on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has so far not amounted to much. On the sidelines of […] American arbitration on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has so far not amounted to much. On the sidelines of […] Read More
Egypt/Ethiopia : Trump envoy offers new mediation on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Read More »
Thursday 30 July 2026 was Throne Day in northern Morocco. As one of the country’s most serious migration crises in years unfolded a few kilometres away, on the border of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, then-serving head of government Aziz Akhannouch hosted his customary luncheon in Tetouan to mark the anniversary of Mohammed VI’s accession
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