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Africa - Page 23

November 4, 2026
Defence/Geopolitics

Algeria Sends Troops into Niger to Protect Energy Interests

Algeria has deployed military personnel to Niger for the first time in more than five decades, marking a significant departure from its longstanding policy of non-intervention and signalling a growing determination to

Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Western Sahara Faces a Dangerous New Chapter

The United Nations mission in Western Sahara is facing an abrupt end after 35 years without achieving the central purpose for which it was established: organising a referendum on self-determination. Its departure could remove one of the few remaining international

November 2, 2026

Ebola outbreak surpasses 5,000 deaths and 10,000 cases as delayed detection

Geopolitics/World

The Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus has surpassed 5,000 deaths and 10,000 confirmed cases, as health authorities struggle to contain transmission in

Egypt Enters the Middle East Power Struggle

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Egypt is considering deploying troops and military equipment to support Saudi Arabia against Yemen’s Houthi-led Ansarallah movement, marking a possible expansion of Cairo’s regional

The EU’s neo-colonial Policy in Africa

August 2, 2023
Diplomacy

The European Union regards itself as a privileged partner of Africa that takes special “care” of the continent and may therefore force its policies onto African countries in a paternalist manner. At

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People’s Movements From Africa Debate the Crisis of Capitalism and Socialist Alternatives

July 21, 2023
News

On July 17, 200 delegates from progressive organizations, political parties, people’s movements, and trade unions across Africa gathered in Bela-Bela, South Africa for the “Dilemmas of Humanity: Pan African Dialogues to Build

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Gray Market Charcoal East Africa—Why Prohibitionist Interventions Are Failing

July 19, 2023
Defence/Diplomacy/Geopolitics/United States

At Kampala’s Nakawa market, Lovisa Nabisubi scoops charcoal from a bag and packs it into tins ready for customers. Her bare hands, feet, and clothes are stained black from hours of dealing

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Chinese companies lauded for helping develop Tanzanian capital

July 1, 2023
China

“Dodoma is developing very fast,” commented a taxi driver on the way from the central bus station to the central business district in the Tanzanian capital of Dodoma. The taxi driver, who

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The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Africa

June 30, 2023
Human Rights

The struggle for environmental justice in Africa is complex and broad. It is the continuation of the fight for the liberation of the continent and for socio-ecological transformation. It is a fact

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People’s Health Tribunal Finds Shell and Total Energy Guilty of Harming African Communities

June 1, 2023
Human Rights/News

A panel of environmental and human rights activists acted as judges in a People’s Health Tribunal organized by communities on the African continent impacted by the operations of extractive corporations Shell and TotalEnergies. Supported

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Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces Extend Fragile Ceasefire by Five Days

June 1, 2023
News/Sudan

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to extend a fragile truce by five days on May 29. The truce, which came into effect on May 22,

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Will the Latest Ceasefire Hold in Sudan?

May 25, 2023
Human Rights/News/Sudan

Fighting continued in Sudan hours before a ceasefire agreement was to take effect between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Monday, May 22. The warring

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Chinese technology helps Africa pursue quality development

May 16, 2023
China/Diplomacy

Burundi, an East African country known as the “heart of Africa,” boasts favorable conditions for rice production thanks to its tropical climate with abundant rainfall, but Burundians have long been suffering from

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Developed countries should help Africa address climate challenges: Kenyan president

April 30, 2023
Diplomacy/Kenya

The industrial north should honor the commitment to providing capital and technologies required to help African countries cope with the unfolding climate emergencies, Kenyan President William Ruto said on Saturday. During his

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As Army and Rapid Support Forces Battle It Out, Sudanese Left Calls For Restoring the Revolution

April 19, 2023
News/Sudan

As many as 60 people have been killed since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15. Since the fighting started, the two

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Bombing Khartoum; CIA’s Latest Attempted Coup in Africa

April 18, 2023
Columns/Diplomacy

As I write the Sudanese Air Force is bombing Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, an act of desperation really, because the war launched by the CIA backed coup attempt is not going

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Inside the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights in Africa

April 6, 2023
Human Rights

The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) gained a historic win at the Kenyan Supreme Court on February 24, 2023. It was finally able to register as an official nongovernmental organization (NGO),

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Separatist Somaliland Escalates War on Somali Unification Movement

March 30, 2023
Somalia

Casualties mounted in Las Anod as the troops of Somaliland, a separatist breakaway region from Somalia with no international recognition of its claim to sovereignty, continued attempts to reoccupy the city. Las

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Accountability and Performance: China’s Commitment to Africa in the New Era

March 29, 2023
Diplomacy

(Xinhua) — China put forward the principles of sincerity, real results, amity and good faith, and pursuing the greater good and shared interests in 2013 to guide its cooperation with Africa. Over

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