How Come Africa is Going to Get as “Democratic” as it Could Possibly Be

How Come Africa is Going to Get as “Democratic” as it Could Possibly Be

At the present juncture, basically nobody would be surprised to hear that military conflicts and political crises revolve around strategic resources and transport corridors. Washington doesn’t make a big secret out of the fact that its foreign policy is driven by its craving for hydrocarbons together with a number of other resources. So if at…

Six Years Into Its Africa Foray the French Army Is Bogged Down and Losing Ground

Six Years Into Its Africa Foray the French Army Is Bogged Down and Losing Ground

The French army is bogged down in the Sahel. Despite its occasional victory communiqués, the fighting has spread to more countries in the region. These failures originate in Paris’s inability to understand what is at stake politically, or the motivations of the hundreds of young men who are joining the jihadist cause. The French army…

US Sanctions Threats Won’t Stop Russia-Africa Security Cooperation

US Sanctions Threats Won’t Stop Russia-Africa Security Cooperation

The US’ reported threats to sanction African countries that buy Russian weaponry won’t succeed in stopping security cooperation between Moscow and its partners, though it’s nevertheless a clever way to try to exploit those nations’ “deep state” divisions in a desperate bid to reverse Russian influence in the continent. *** Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova…

Russia and China Compete In Africa. Moscow’s “Pivot to Africa”

Russia and China Compete In Africa. Moscow’s “Pivot to Africa”

The heavily Russian-influenced government in the Central African Republic is recommending the closure of four Chinese-run gold mines over environmental concerns, making it possible that these firms could be replaced with Russian ones and potentially creating a model whereby Moscow can begin to “balance” Beijing in Africa as part of its efforts to negotiate a…