Russia Offers Central African Republic Security Guarantee and Broader Economic Partnership
January 19th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a report on the recent visit of a Central African Republic (CAR) delegation, headed by Faustin-Archange Touadéra, to Moscow to discuss the status and development of bilateral relations with President Vladimir Putin: The Central African Republic (CAR) delegation, headed by Faustin-Archange Touadéra was in Moscow to discuss the status and development of […]
Read more »Game Over for France in Africa
January 17th, 2025
Via Geopolitical Futures, commentary on how the loss of influence implicates more than just Paris: “I think someone forgot to say thank you.” This loaded statement, made by French President Emmanuel Macron at the 30th annual Ambassadors’ Conference in Paris, reveals much about the state of French foreign policy toward Africa. Not only does it […]
Read more »Wagner’s Mercenary Model Still Effective In Africa’s Most Fragile Places
October 20th, 2024
Via The Economist, a report on Wagner’s mercenary model which is still effective in Africa’s most fragile places: True friends, says Hassan Bouba, swigging from a mug with Vladimir Putin’s face on it, “are those who are by your side in the most difficult moments. And Russia was with us in the most difficult of […]
Read more »Building An African Multinational
October 1st, 2024
Via The Economist, an interesting report on what a solar startup reveals about business in the continent’s toughest places: When an eritrean solar salesman called Kidane Tesfamichael arrived in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), in 2017 he spoke neither French nor Sango, the official languages. He had no means of transport, in […]
Read more »CAR: A Phantom State In The Heart of Africa
September 24th, 2024
Via The Economist, commentary on the Central African Republic: Whenever I visit a country for the first time, I try to pay a visit to its national museum. It can tell you a lot about the place that set it up. Take the national museum in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), […]
Read more »Rwanda Offers Security and Business Deals in Bilateral Package
February 15th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a report on Rwanda’s bilateral security agreements which offer competitive business advantages, but at what (future) cost? Two buses chauffeuring journalists embedded with the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) exited Afungi airport in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique. The airport, situated inside the main camp of Total Energies, is where the French […]
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