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Asia 2020. A continent where uncertainty reigns.

Eight countries, in all, are due to go to the polls to elect presidents or just parliaments. The trade war between the United States and China will determine how the year unfolds. Uncertainty will continue in Hong Kong. All eyes are on Japan as it prepares to host the next Olympics. The year 2020 promises…

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Africa’s Hotspots in 2020.

This year there will be several security hotspots around the continent. We focus on six African countries three in the centre (Cameroon, the Central African Republic, DR. Congo) and   three in the West (Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali). On 9th February 2020 national and local elections are scheduled to take place in Cameroon. At the moment,…

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Somalia. An atmosphere of Tension and Instability.

Mogadishu and the Federal States are on a collision course regarding different issues, especially the management of the elections to be held next year, the first since 1969. The bordering countries such as Kenya and the Arab states are fanning the flames of the crisis. The coming months will be crucial for Somalia. In 2020,…

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Africa. The Sea is theirs.

Fishing rights sold off by governments to foreign companies. Illegal fishing and how it damages the environment. Drug trafficking. Factors that impoverish and render insecure the waters of many African countries. The continent has 38 coastal countries, 13 million km² of maritime zones and owns 17% of global water resources. Economically speaking, 90% of African…

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Africa. Environmental Degradation and Climate Change Migrants.

Environmental degradation will make the planet face up to challenges unknown until now. As a consequence of the deterioration of the environment, Africa is experiencing the phenomenon of climate-driven migration. Africa is currently home to more than 1.3 billion people, a figure that could double by 2050, according to UN forecasts. The African population is…

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The Mafias.The Sea routes for drugs.

The drug-mafias have become experts in organization and logistical planning for the management of the dispatch and distribution of drugs by sea. The Sea Route 10, the Narco-Highway. The international drugs trade uses, for the most part, a means of transport that has been in use since time immemorial, that of maritime vessels, used today…

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Western Sahara. The wall that nobody talks about.

The 2,720 kilometre wall, which  separates the areas occupied by Morocco and those liberated by the Polisario Front in Western Sahara, is actually the largest active military barrier in the world,  and the second longest wall after the Great Wall of China. One can observe the wall only from the mandatory safety distance of five…

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Chad. The golden triangle of Tibesti.

In the Chadian region bordering with Libya, an area rich in gold, we find a crossroads of illegal trading, ethnic disputes and military positioning. The Tibesti region is a triangle of mountains and desert in the north west of Chad, confined between the Libyan and Niger borders. It is an impenetrable territory accessible only by…

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South Africa. Causes and consequences of the xenophobic attacks.

Xenophobic attacks against immigrants are causing a lot of damage to South Africa’s image across the continent. Local politicians are partly to blame for their populists rethorics. On the 2 and 3 September, 12 people were killed in anti-foreign riots in Pretoria and in Johannesburg townships. Mobs looted shops and torched vehicles owned by foreigners.…

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Kashmir. An Uncertain Future.

Tension between Pakistan and India in the disputed region of Kashmir. Against the background of the recent suspension of the autonomy of the region by the New Delhi government. But the causes go much deeper and are imbedded in the formation of Kashmir. A glance at history. When, in August 1947, ‘British India’ was divided…

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Middle East. Will Oil and Gas Save Lebanon?

A large oil and gas deposits off the Lebanese coast. Tensions with Israel. A massive immigration crisis, pending from the Syrian civil war. On September 14, an U.S. Navy ship, in this case the destroyer, USS Ramage, docked in Lebanon’s capital Beirut. No American military vessel had performed such a maneuver since 1984 (when U.S.…

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Africa. The Jihadist Threat.

Jihadist groups are expanding in Africa beyond the Sahel, from the Horn to Central and Southern Africa. The Congolese President, Felix Tshisekedi, is calling for “a regional coalition against terrorism”. On 19 August 2019, the Congolese President Tshisekedi urged fellow heads of state, at a Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Dar Es Salaam,…

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Malawi. Mount Mulanje: ‘The island in the sky’.

In southern Malawi, on the border with Mozambique, an imposing granite massif with sheer walls, Mount…

01 Aug 2024

Montenegro between Russia and the European Union.

Montenegro is a small but strategic Balkan state, a member of NATO and a candidate for…

01 Aug 2024

Ivory Coast. The Port of Abidjan faces stiff competition from…

The first port in West Africa, faces a number of challenges: logistical and political, as well…

01 Aug 2024

Senegal. Goldmines for the Jihadists.

In the regions bordering between Senegal and Mali, the gold rush has created hundreds of artisanal…

01 Aug 2024

Niger. Jihadists aiming for Niamey.

The most serious threat is that the extremists will expand south and close the access routes…

01 Jul 2024

DR. Congo. Apple accused of buying conflict minerals by Kinshasa.

The DRC government accuses Apple of buying conflict minerals and funding armed groups in the east…

01 Jul 2024

Africa. To make a difference.

A climate activist, a cultural producer and a writer. Three African women with a proposal: Redefining…

01 Jul 2024

Guinea Bissau. Democracy can wait.

President Sissoco Embaló does not tolerate dissonant voices and continues to present himself as an authoritarian…

01 Jul 2024

DR. Congo. New Patriots.

Violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months. With the…

01 Jun 2024

Senegal. Stories of colours and pains.

In Saint Louis, in the north of Senegal, boat building is one of the most deeply…

01 Jun 2024

Guinea Bissau. The environment and the local culture, keys to…

How to improve the relationship between local communities and the environment. The great wealth of biodiversity…

01 Jun 2024

Sahel. The new cold war expands to Africa.

While the world's attention is focused on Ukraine and Gaza, the expulsion of French and American…

01 Jun 2024

The Svalbard islands, the Russian challenge to NATO in the…

The Svalbard archipelago, in the far North of the Arctic, has been an object of deep…

01 May 2024

Angola - DR Congo - Zambia. The Lobito corridor. The…

This infrastructure will change the trade routes of Southern Africa. It will be used, above all,…

01 May 2024

Global military spending surges amid war, rising tensions and insecurity.

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), total global military expenditure reached $2443 billion…

01 May 2024

Djibouti. Conflicts of Interest.

The country is closely watching the ongoing tensions in the Red Sea and the Gulf of…

01 May 2024

Chinese Energy Expansion in Central Asia.

China is investing more and more in Central Asia, especially because of Russia’s weakened position, as…

01 Apr 2024

The EU and the “-stan” countries.

Central Asia plays a crucial role in the geopolitical agenda of many countries, including those of…

01 Apr 2024

Mexico/Usa. “Yes, we can”: the school bus for migrant children.

On the border between Mexico and the United States, a bus converted into a classroom offers…

01 Apr 2024

South Africa. The most crucial election since the end of…

Thirty years after Nelson Mandela’s election, South Africa will hold the most crucial ballot in a…

01 Apr 2024

The Horn of Africa Unprotected.

A political earthquake in the Middle East with strong repercussions, also for the economy, on the…

01 Mar 2024

The Kimberley Process. The stones of conflict.

The West aims to sanction the Kremlin also in the diamond market of which Russia is…

01 Mar 2024

The Republic of Cyprus. Towards new waves of migration.

An island divided between two states with a buffer zone under the control of the UN…

01 Mar 2024

Nigeria. At the top of the crime world.

Africa’s most populated country and leading economy boasts the continent’s highest crime index and cumulates all…

01 Mar 2024

Smart Cities on the Asian geopolitical scene.

The development of smart cities in ASEAN countries is of fundamental importance to respond to the…

01 Feb 2024

A Turkish fleet of power stations comes to Africa’s rescue.

Africa has the lowest access to electricity in the world. For a few years, a Turkish…

01 Feb 2024

Sudan. The forgotten catastrophe.

While the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine are attracting most media and Western attention, a potentially…

01 Feb 2024

Africa. The Drone Market.

South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, and Egypt produce their own. However, around twenty African countries are purchasing…

01 Feb 2024

Asia. Uneasy Scenarios.

The new year comes not only with a wide series of events, starting with important elections…

01 Jan 2024

Elections 2024. From “Confirmed” to “Unknown”.

 Russia, Ukraine, the European Union, and the United States. An intense year of elections in the…

01 Jan 2024

Africa. Insecurity and Fear.

If the current dynamics in the security field continue, and there are no signs of a…

01 Jan 2024

Africa. Political forecast 2024.

The ongoing jihadist expansion in the Sahel region and attempts to stop it, the aftermath of…

01 Jan 2024

Burkina Faso, Mali e Niger: the New Military Alliance in…

The military juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, establishing the…

01 Dec 2023

Underwater Environment. The New El Dorado.

The vast riches of the seabed. Crucial role in communications. Technological innovations. Gas pipeline sabotage. The…

01 Dec 2023

Comoros. The ‘Next Djibouti’ for Beijing.

The World Bank continues to finance the upgrading of the ports of the Comoros islands, where…

01 Dec 2023

The new, Pharaonic Capital of Egypt.

The Cairo metropolis, one of the most populous in the world, is collapsing. So, President al-Sisi…

01 Dec 2023

Africa. Alternative Energies.

Many African governments continue to focus on fossil fuels. And, despite enormous potential, investment in renewable…

01 Nov 2023

African Startup, an Expanding Universe.

The projects of young technological entrepreneurs in healthcare, agriculture, the environment, logistics, finance and e-commerce are multiplying. Agile,…

01 Nov 2023

Angola. MPLA Party and Family Affairs.

The country's diamond, copper, gold, and manganese mines are in the hands of a circle of…

01 Nov 2023

Mauritius. An African success story.

For many African countries, political independence from the colonial powers has not brought the hoped-for economic…

01 Nov 2023

Captagon. The New Drug of those Fighting in Syria.

It has spread to the entire Persian Gulf, representing, to date, a new threat also for…

01 Oct 2023

Ethiopia. A country is falling apart.

Less than one year after the war in Tigray, Ethiopia has been hit by another conflict…

01 Oct 2023

The Role of France in the Indo-Pacific.

The French administration of Emmanuel Macron has given a strong impetus to its foreign policy in…

01 Oct 2023

Central African Republic. The Queen of the gold mines.

Zhao Baomei controls the country's gold market. With her IMC, she has received numerous licenses, particularly…

01 Oct 2023

Mauritania. Caught in the Nets of the Fishing Mafia.

The fishing tradition goes back a long way in Mauritania. But as more and more Chinese…

01 Sep 2023

World Bank. New President, Old Doubts.

Marrakech will host the annual assemblies of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund…

01 Sep 2023

Africa. UN Peacekeeping missions in crisis.

Last June, the UN Security Council ended the mandate of MINUSMA in Mali while the DRC…

01 Sep 2023

Papua New Guinea, the island of dreams.

Gold, oil, gas, rare minerals, huge deposits and international demands on this Oceania state inhabited by…

01 Sep 2023

The Forgotten Conflict/Kashmir. A Decades-Long Crisis in the Heart of…

Kashmir, a small Himalayan region claimed by India and Pakistan, is the protagonist of a frozen…

01 Aug 2023

Chad. Navigating into Political Storms.

The regional ramifications of the clash in Khartoum have important appendages in N'Djamena. In fact, the…

01 Aug 2023

Africa. Democracy and Human Rights: the EU offers a weak…

Over the last months, democracy and human rights have been endangered in several African countries. But…

01 Aug 2023

Zimbabwe. Towards the General Elections.

Years of protests and violent repression. The results of the Motlanthe Commission, which called for accountability…

01 Aug 2023

DR Congo. Lake Kivu. The Explosive Secret.

It is one of the most dangerous basins in the world for the gases contained in…

01 Jul 2023

Kenya. The Search for Popular Wisdom.

A group of educators, supported by Tangaza University College, have embarked on a civic education path…

01 Jul 2023

Africa. Sun, Water and Wind. The Riches of the Continent.

Africa's development prospects are increasingly linked to the ecological transition. Solar, wind and green hydrogen could…

01 Jul 2023

Africa. More Drinking Water from the Sea.

North African countries, in particular, are trying to cope with water shortages with new desalination plants.…

01 Jul 2023

Egypt. Between Crisis and Ambition.

The country is trying everything to recover from the deep economic crisis deriving, first, from the…

01 Jun 2023

DRC - China. The honeymoon is over.

The honeymoon is over between the World’s first cobalt producer, the Democratic Republic of Congo and…

01 Jun 2023

Kenya. Savings and Credits in Cooperative.

An initiative of the Huruma Self-Help Group, it makes credit accessible to that segment of the…

01 Jun 2023

DR Congo. North and South Kivu, Security Companies, Business…

In the eastern regions of the country, strong presence of Wagner paramilitaries, arms traffickers, and former…

01 May 2023

Africa. The New Eldorado of Beer.

Competing for the continent are the French Groupe Castel and the Dutch Heineken. An informal economy strongly…

01 May 2023

Libya. The missing Uranium: a boomerang effect of NATO’s attack…

The revelation that 2.5 tonnes of uranium were missing from a warehouse in Southern Libya, by…

01 May 2023

Mozambique. The Tete Mines Business.

The extraction and export of fossil deposits from the Mozambican province has grown in recent years.…

01 May 2023

Latin America. Lithium Is a Key Resource for the Future.

Lithium is an increasingly important resource for clean energy systems of the future. Latin America, very…

01 Apr 2023

Israeli spooks sought to influence 30 elections around the world,…

By mid-February of this year, an investigation team of journalists from 30 outlets, including the London…

01 Apr 2023

Mali. Taking over African Lithium.

Australians and Chinese are investing in a project that could soon make the Sahelian country the…

01 Apr 2023

Niger. Challenging Climate Change.

Climatic conditions make agricultural work in the Sahel more and more difficult. One of the countries…

01 Apr 2023

Japan and the Philippines Closer to Responding to China.

The two countries are preparing to increase cooperation in the military and strategic fields. Both countries…

01 Mar 2023

Africa. Close to the People.

Three African women speak of their social commitment. Kenyan Catherine Ngila is one of the most…

01 Mar 2023

Africa. The French Group Bolloré Changes Strategy.

The sale of the logistics segment to the Mediterranean Shipping Company of the Italian-Swiss shipowner Gianluigi…

01 Mar 2023

Zimbabwe. Big Brother is watching you with a little help…

The country is embarking on a vast Cybercity project and on the promotion of digital technology.…

01 Mar 2023

The USA in Africa. Boots on the ground.

The presence of American soldiers on the field is still strategic. General Michael Langley, the new…

01 Feb 2023

Postcard from Ghana. The Culture of Sewing.

Sewing and fabrics speak of Ghana, not only for the millions of dollars that the sector…

01 Feb 2023

Lesotho. The Troubled Waters.

The wealth generated by the abundance of water has not prevented the increasingly vulnerable country from…

01 Feb 2023

The DRC vows to become a world leader in car…

The country has the ambition to become the world leader in batteries for electric cars. But…

01 Feb 2023

Africa Political Forecast 2023.

Elections in the most populated country of the continent, Nigeria, and the expansion of jihadism are…

01 Jan 2023

UN. 2023. The International Year of Millet.

The cultivation and consumption of millet is a response to the challenges posed by population growth,…

01 Jan 2023

Africa’s Hotspots in 2023.

The outbreak of war in Ukraine showed that a conflict could begin in any moment. The…

01 Jan 2023

Asia 2023. A Year of Uncertainty.

In 2023, Asia will be a continent of global uncertainties, regional trends and attempts at recovery.…

01 Jan 2023

Africa. Emerging Companies, the Challenge of Urbanuch.

Today the challenges multiply in African cities while their inhabitants have access to many more services,…

01 Dec 2022

South Africa. Joburg. Towards Social and Urban Renewal.

Johannesburg or Joburg, as it is called, is one of the fifty largest cities in the…

01 Dec 2022

Good Science Made in Africa.

More than 300 African researchers have conducted research of considerable scientific and practical impact on variants…

01 Dec 2022

Transnistria. In the Shadow of the Kremlin.

It is not recognized by any state, but, to all intents and purposes, it is independent:…

01 Dec 2022

Do the current protests against the hijab in Iran threaten…

Protests in Iran continue but, despite the brutal repression by the state, the determination of young…

01 Nov 2022

Nigeria.Oil theft is sinking Africa’s first economy.

Whereas other oil producers are boasting from substantial revenues as a result of high crude prices…

01 Nov 2022

FIFA World Cup/Africa. Dreaming Qatar.

Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, and Senegal will represent Africa in Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World…

01 Nov 2022

Kenya Elections 2022: What's Next?

Can William Ruto, the new Kenya president, provide the change that Kenyans are demanding? The General…

01 Nov 2022

Africa. The Gas Routes .

Out of 55 African countries, only 18 produce gas, although 87 per cent of African production…

01 Oct 2022

Africa. The World of the Albinos.

Fierce superstitions marginalize those who have inherited the lack of melanin and sometimes endanger their lives.…

01 Oct 2022

African Union. Twenty Years Later.

The supranational institution has worked to prevent conflicts but has not achieved the expected results. The…

01 Oct 2022

DR Congo. Oil exploration in protected areas causes outcry from…

By early 2023, controversial oil exploration will start in protected areas and world strategic ecosystems in…

01 Oct 2022

Frontier’s Story. In the Shade of the Mango Trees.

For thirty years, Yeyo wandered from plantation to plantation in southern Mexico. Undocumented, humiliated, and oppressed,…

01 Sep 2022

Africa. Under the Threat of Hackers.

Cybercrime is spreading more and more on the continent, causing damage to businesses and people. The…

01 Sep 2022

Tea. From the Leaf to the Cup.

Second only to water, tea is the drink most consumed in the world. Served hot or…

01 Sep 2022

Africa. Chocolate Can Be Sustainable.

Deforestation, exploitation of labour, including minors and the use of pesticides. All too often chocolate has…

01 Sep 2022

DRC/Rwanda. The East African Community destabilized by the rebel upsurge…

A rebel upsurge in Eastern Congo has led to a spectacular rise of tensions between the…

01 Aug 2022

Africa. World Press Freedom Index. Digital authoritarianism.

Censorship, information regulation, isolation from the outside world. These are the new ways in which digital…

01 Aug 2022

Africa.Conquering Space.

Adopt a common political space strategy. Develop a constellation of satellites ‘made in Africa’ capable of…

01 Aug 2022

Ukraine war and climate change help Namibia to sell its…

The country’s solar and wind huge potential coinciding with Europe’s need to diversify its energy mix…

01 Aug 2022

U.S. Bill brings back cold war to Africa.

A new American bill is bringing back the cold war in Africa by summoning African states…

01 Jul 2022

Guatemala. Tana’s Sandals.

She never once bought an ice cream. She never had a day off. She has always…

01 Jul 2022

Africa. African Art. Recovering Its Own Story.

At least 90% of African cultural heritage is currently outside the continent, mainly in European museums.…

01 Jul 2022

Africa. “Our social commitment”.

Three young African women from different backgrounds recount the story of their social commitment as they…

01 Jul 2022

Can Africa offer an alternative for Russian oil and gas…

The EU’s plan of an oil embargo on Russia and to reduce its gas imports from…

01 Jun 2022

Mauritania. The mysterious and solitary Nemadi.

A small people of Mauritania compelled to change their lifestyle to survive. They once lived in the…

01 Jun 2022

Women Rangers. Defending Mother Nature.

From Zimbabwe to South Africa and Kenya, Women Rangers are fiercely defending wildlife against poachers. In their…

01 Jun 2022

UK-Rwanda. “Offshoring migrants”: a controversial deal.

The UK and Rwanda have signed an unprecedented deal to transfer asylum seekers to the tiny…

01 Jun 2022

South Africa. The Energy Transition has to wait.

Beyond the government's policy statements, the country will not start turning its back on fossil fuels…

01 May 2022

Namibia. Namib, the Living Desert.

The oldest desert in the world: a sea of sand caressed by ubiquitous fog. It seems…

01 May 2022

Sierra Leone. Improving the Quality of Life.

Making the most populous city in the country an example of urban planning and environmental balance.…

01 May 2022

"Islam Needs Illuminism".

Islam must rediscover the tools of reason and the tolerance of origins. Thus, reopening the minds…

01 May 2022

Chad. A Mortgaged Country.

The interests of multinationals often coincide with those of the leaders of some countries. Chad and…

01 Apr 2022

Mexico. Towards a New Phase of Militarization.

Three years after the establishment of the Guardia Nacional, created for the ‘prevention and fight against…

01 Apr 2022

Africa-Europe. The EU offers an alternative to China’s Belt and…

Confronted with China’s growing influence in Africa, at the last AU-EU summit, the Europeans have come…

01 Apr 2022

China and the Great Game in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

The Indo-Pacific quadrant is now characterised by a significant military build-up in constant growth. The protagonists are…

01 Apr 2022

Africa on the Web.

It is the new frontier of the Google and Facebook Web colossi that will invest billions…

01 Mar 2022

Electronic Refuse Flooding East Africa.

For years now, tens of thousands of tons of electric and electronic material have been poured…

01 Mar 2022

Sahel. A war increasingly difficult to win.

France and the EU announced the withdrawal of their troops from Mali. The jihadists may reap…

01 Mar 2022

Europe. Drug-trafficking Ports.

The ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp have become the main entry hubs for cocaine in Europe…

01 Mar 2022

Gulf of Guinea: the new hotspot of the US-China rivalry.

In the context of the US military presence in Taiwan and US Navy incursions in the…

01 Feb 2022

Latin America 2022. The Coming Back of the Left.

After the victory of the left in Honduras and Chile, now attention is centred on Colombia…

01 Feb 2022

Iraq. The Madans live on the water. At risk.

In the Mesopotamian swamps, people live in symbiosis with five-thousand-year-old waters. This treasure of biodiversity is…

01 Feb 2022

Zimbabwe. Business Creates Agreement.

After the expropriations of the lands of the white ranchers during the Mugabe era, the aristocratic…

01 Feb 2022

Burundi. When Rare Earths come before Human Rights.

On the last 19 November, President Joe Biden created shock and indignation among human rights activists…

01 Jan 2022

Zambia. Dignity and Survival.

The slums surrounding the centre of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, can be classified by their…

01 Jan 2022

Africa. Hotspots 2022.

This year there will be different hotspots in Africa. But two of them will have a…

01 Jan 2022

Africa forecast 2022.

The return to the constitutional order in three countries hit by military coups, the downsizing of…

01 Jan 2022

Africa. The boom of e-commerce.

As use of the Internet grows, so does the number of consumers who shop online. A surprising fact: the…

01 Dec 2021

New Technologies and Geopolitical Balances.

The changes taking place in the sectors of new technologies related to 5G, internet, automation, robotisation,…

01 Dec 2021

The Expansion of Cryptocurrency in Africa.

The African crypto-economy has grown over 1200% over the last two years. Moreover, five countries in…

01 Dec 2021

Africa. Forward to 2027, the new single currency.

The pandemic and the doubts of some countries have postponed the adoption of the Eco, the…

01 Dec 2021

The EU and the Fight against Climate Change.

The fight against climate change is now on the agendas of all major global political players.…

01 Nov 2021

Lebanon. A failed state.

More than one year has already passed since a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at…

01 Nov 2021

Nigeria. Half a century after the war, secessionist tensions again…

Over 50 years after the Biafra secession war, situation has become extremely tense in South-Eastern Nigeria. Repression…

01 Nov 2021

Climate migrants. The great exodus.

The great climate migration has already begun. The number of people fleeing their birth country is…

01 Nov 2021

Nigeria. Dashed hopes.

A year after the youth protests that shook the most populated country of Africa. The justice…

01 Oct 2021

The Talibans’ victory is boosting the jihadists’ morale in Africa.

The defeat of the US and their allies in Afghanistan is having consequences in Africa. It…

01 Oct 2021

Africa. Islamic finance. Followed only by a few.

Even though a significant increase in the numbers of those following Islam is expected, there are…

01 Oct 2021

Afghanistan-Sahel: similarities and radical differences.

Two scenarios seem analogous. But if both are characterized by long years of involvement of foreign…

01 Oct 2021

Colombia. Distant peace.

Despite the peace accord signed in Havana, Colombia is still caught in the crossfire between FARC…

01 Sep 2021

Graphite at the centre of new political equilibrium.

Besides lithium, another mineral occupies a central role for its use in high technology. China controls…

01 Sep 2021

DR Congo. The President’s pastors.

The closest advisers of Tshisekedi are three Pentecostal pastors whom he trusts to increase consensus in…

01 Sep 2021

Brazil. Rio de Janeiro clutching at straws.

The pandemic is raging with fury in Rio de Janeiro, aggravating the ancestral problems of a…

01 Sep 2021

The Canaries route among the most dangerous in the world.…

In the Wolof language ‘Barcelona or Death!’, as the route through the Canaries is often called…

01 Aug 2021

The new narcotics routes in Africa.

Heroin trafficking in Africa is growing in intensity due to the development of the ‘southern route’…

01 Aug 2021

Nigeria. Avocado, the black pear.

Some African countries are on their way to becoming the main avocado exporters of the future…

01 Aug 2021

Kenya. Nairobi’s thirst for a future.

Short of water and housing, with spreading criminality and a pandemic that seems difficult to bring…

01 Aug 2021

France. The Coming Anomy.

In April and May 2021, two groups of French officers (both retired and serving) from different…

01 Jul 2021

DR Congo. Towards a permanent state of siege in Eastern…

As the security continues to deteriorate in Eastern Congo, President Tshisekedi declared a “State of Siege”…

01 Jul 2021

Mali “A coup within a coup” in an increasingly fragile…

The 24 May coup against an attempt to reduce the influence of the military has increasee…

01 Jul 2021

Avoiding the Suez Canal.

A single ship lodged in the Suez Canal halted maritime commerce and caused a rise in…

01 Jul 2021

Chad : Déby’s death opens a pandora box for the…

President Déby’s sudden death has left a huge vacuum. The stability of the country and beyond…

01 Jun 2021

Ghana. The ghetto of the ‘witches’.

In the north of the country, at Tamale, there are places where people who are victims…

01 Jun 2021

Africa Sahel. Nature as a hostage.

The nature parks of W-Arly-Pendjari, straddling the borders of Niger, Burkina Faso and Benin, have become…

01 Jun 2021

Senegal. Casamance. A ‘Low intensity conflict’.

Forty years have passed since the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MDFC) began its fight…

01 Jun 2021

Ghana. Living and dying in Agbogbloshie.

Agbogbloshie, in Accra, the capital of Ghana, is one of the largest waste dumps for electronic…

01 May 2021

Cyril Ramaphosa and the struggle for reform in South Africa.

Respected by public opinion and the international community, Ramaphosa has to fight against the various factions…

01 May 2021

Cote d’Ivoire. Old and new challenges.

Former President Laurent Gbagbo has received the green light to take back his role on the…

01 May 2021

Somalia. Tensions rise with Kenya over offshore oil-rich areas.

The weakness of Somalia’s state has incited neighbours to make steps to tap its maritime resources…

01 May 2021

Ethiopia. Eritrea’s involvement in Tigray exacerbates tensions with the West.

The Tigray conflict has dampened the enthusiasm raised by the Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel Prize…

01 Apr 2021

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Advocacy

Sister Rosita. Four Decades of Refugee Advocacy.

When asked how a farmer’s daughter who became a Catholic nun ended up as one of Brazil’s most influential refugee advocates, Sister Rosita Milesi, 79,…

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Baobab

Kalulu and the Great Spirit of the Forest.

Vusi was an honest man and a hard worker. He had cleared a large piece of moorland and turned it into a beautiful fertile field. He…

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Youth & Mission

Towards World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul with the courage…

On 24 November, the Solemnity of Christ the King, on the occasion of World Youth Day in the Particular Churches, in St. Peter's Basilica the traditional…

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