Russia has made a generous offer to Africa with its grain. Though that is a good start, it is only half the work. Although Field Marshall Rommel’s Afrika Korps gained a reputation for fighting a “war without hate”, NATO’s Afrika Korps can claim no such garland as Niger shows they are the scum of the…
Few countries anywhere in the world have so openly defied Western pressure like Uganda just did this weekend. The US-led West’s Golden Billion must be shocked by Uganda flexing its sovereignty after its President condemned their LGBT agenda and his Foreign Minister then doubled down on ties with Russia. The first-mentioned declared that “they don’t…
The Ugandan government’s accusations of American meddling in the country’s latest elections warrant closer scrutiny to identify the degree to which this is really happening and whether or not it can realistically succeed. America’s Latest Meddling In Africa The Ugandan government accused the American Ambassador of meddling in the country’s latest elections after she unsuccessfully…
The announcement that Algerian President Bouteflika won’t run for re-election but will instead postpone the upcoming vote until the conclusion of his recently decreed comprehensive constitutional reform process represented the eighth non-electoral regime change in Africa in as many years, making one wonder whether the world has been ignoring an almost decade-long “African Spring” or…
The unrest in Uganda has all the hallmarks of an incipient Hybrid War, but it would be inaccurate at this point to jump the gun and allege that it’s the result of a US-encouraged regime change against a geostrategically significant Silk Road country. From Pop Star To Politician And Now Prisoner The arrest and reported…
The South Sudanese government and its rebel opponents agreed to a security deal ahead of what many observers are hoping will be a comprehensive settlement for ending the civil war. The accord calls for the national military and a coalition of rebels to withdraw from all cities and civilian areas such as schools and refugee…
