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Though pushing hard on diplomacy and security, Russia is a Potemkin power in Africa.
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Russia in Africa, an economic power in appearance only - The Africa Report.com
While pushing hard on diplomacy and security in Africa, Russia is also using economics to entrench its influence. The results are mixed.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Though pushing hard on diplomacy and security, Russia is a Potemkin power in Africa.
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Murder and unemployment in South Africa are back to highs last seen at the end of apartheid.
Worried political and industry leaders are now blaming a lack of leadership and weakening institutions.
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Worried political and industry leaders are now blaming a lack of leadership and weakening institutions.
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South Africa’s elites despair as murder, unemployment slide back to 1994 levels - The Africa Report.com
Murder and unemployment are back to highs last seen at the end of apartheid, international criminal cartels have infiltrated government – and worried political and industry leaders are now blaming a l...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Murder and unemployment in South Africa are back to highs last seen at the end of apartheid.
Worried political and industry leaders are now blaming a lack of leadership and weakening institutions.
www.theafricareport.com/395056/south...
Worried political and industry leaders are now blaming a lack of leadership and weakening institutions.
www.theafricareport.com/395056/south...
Uganda’s army chief and son of the president, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, may be sitting out 2026 elections but his Patriotic League is embedding loyalists across parliament, cabinet and the ruling NRM.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Uganda’s army chief and son of the president, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, may be sitting out 2026 elections but his Patriotic League is embedding loyalists across parliament, cabinet and the ruling NRM.
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Roughly a third of the cocaine consumed in Europe transits through West Africa, where Balkan crime syndicates have embedded themselves in the region's maritime trade.
Exploiting weak controls, they move shipments to Europe by way of Dakar or Abidjan.
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Exploiting weak controls, they move shipments to Europe by way of Dakar or Abidjan.
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September 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Roughly a third of the cocaine consumed in Europe transits through West Africa, where Balkan crime syndicates have embedded themselves in the region's maritime trade.
Exploiting weak controls, they move shipments to Europe by way of Dakar or Abidjan.
www.theafricareport.com/392915/the-b...
Exploiting weak controls, they move shipments to Europe by way of Dakar or Abidjan.
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Two intelligence reports sent to the head of state warned of a “political coup” inside the RDPC.
Fearing an opposition victory, the services also set out ways to keep the anti-Biya camp fragmented.
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Fearing an opposition victory, the services also set out ways to keep the anti-Biya camp fragmented.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Two intelligence reports sent to the head of state warned of a “political coup” inside the RDPC.
Fearing an opposition victory, the services also set out ways to keep the anti-Biya camp fragmented.
www.theafricareport.com/392790/camer...
Fearing an opposition victory, the services also set out ways to keep the anti-Biya camp fragmented.
www.theafricareport.com/392790/camer...
$10bn • The average annual value of intra-regional food trade in West Africa over the past decade.
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The $10bn ‘unseen market’ of food in West Africa - The Africa Report.com
Almost 85% of West Africa’s regional food trade slips under the radar, an OECD report has found – yet informal trade is contributing to food and economic sovereignty across the region. An exploration ...
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September 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
$10bn • The average annual value of intra-regional food trade in West Africa over the past decade.
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President Ibrahim Traoré is reshaping Burkina Faso. But critics say he’s used Russian disinformation and repression to solidify his authoritarian rule.
How a little-known coup leader became a Pan-African hero
The Post traveled to Burkina Faso to shed light on President Ibrahim Traoré’s remarkable reinvention — from obscure junta leader to political icon.
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August 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
President Ibrahim Traoré is reshaping Burkina Faso. But critics say he’s used Russian disinformation and repression to solidify his authoritarian rule.
Erik Prince has a new firm to take overseas security jobs the Trump administration doesn’t want to pay for.
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Blackwater’s Erik Prince Muscles Back Into the Mercenary Business
Prince has a new guns-for-hire firm to take overseas security jobs the White House doesn’t want to pay for.
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August 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Erik Prince has a new firm to take overseas security jobs the Trump administration doesn’t want to pay for.
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The acting US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs has cautioned African states that deepening ties with China, especially on security, could jeopardise their relations with the US.
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Don’t get too chummy with China: Five things Fitrell told US Congress on Africa - The Africa Report.com
The acting US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs has cautioned African states that deepening ties with China, especially on security, could jeopardise their relations with the US.
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June 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The acting US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs has cautioned African states that deepening ties with China, especially on security, could jeopardise their relations with the US.
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Europe wants "to extract more value" from its foreign aid under a controversial plan being sketched out in Brussels.
The EU intends to add conditions to funds transferred to developing countries, such as the need to stem migrant flows www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...
The EU intends to add conditions to funds transferred to developing countries, such as the need to stem migrant flows www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...
EU to Africa: No more free cash
The European Commission wants to strengthen the link between foreign aid and domestic priorities like energy and migration.
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May 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Europe wants "to extract more value" from its foreign aid under a controversial plan being sketched out in Brussels.
The EU intends to add conditions to funds transferred to developing countries, such as the need to stem migrant flows www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...
The EU intends to add conditions to funds transferred to developing countries, such as the need to stem migrant flows www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...
Commerce, migration, peace: US State Department's Fitrell lays out Trump's priorities for Africa.
The acting US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs says "breaking glass" at government agencies will improve US-Africa ties.
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The acting US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs says "breaking glass" at government agencies will improve US-Africa ties.
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‘Commerce, migration and peace’: US State Department’s Fitrell lays out Trump’s priorities for Africa - The Africa Report.com
The acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs says ‘breaking glass’ at government agencies will ultimately improve US-Africa ties
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May 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Commerce, migration, peace: US State Department's Fitrell lays out Trump's priorities for Africa.
The acting US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs says "breaking glass" at government agencies will improve US-Africa ties.
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The acting US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs says "breaking glass" at government agencies will improve US-Africa ties.
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Best ad ever ? • Pakistan said Chinese fighter jets were used to respond to military strikes by India and that it has kept Beijing fully informed of its action as tensions in the disputed Kashmir region escalate.
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Pakistan Hails Role of Chinese Jets in Repelling India Strikes
Pakistan said Chinese fighter jets were used to respond to military strikes by India and that it has kept Beijing fully informed of its action as tensions in the disputed Kashmir region escalate.
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May 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Best ad ever ? • Pakistan said Chinese fighter jets were used to respond to military strikes by India and that it has kept Beijing fully informed of its action as tensions in the disputed Kashmir region escalate.
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As insurgency intensifies and civic space shrinks in Burkina Faso, a different kind of battle is unfolding online.
AI-generated images, deepfake and algorithmic fervour have turned the country's young military leader into a digital messiah.
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AI-generated images, deepfake and algorithmic fervour have turned the country's young military leader into a digital messiah.
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Ibrahim Traoré: Inside the digital cult glorifying Burkina Faso’s military leader - The Africa Report.com
As insurgency intensifies and civic space shrinks in the West African state, a different kind of battle is unfolding online where AI-generated images, deepfake anthems and algorithmic fervour have tur...
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May 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
As insurgency intensifies and civic space shrinks in Burkina Faso, a different kind of battle is unfolding online.
AI-generated images, deepfake and algorithmic fervour have turned the country's young military leader into a digital messiah.
www.theafricareport.com/383198/ibrah...
AI-generated images, deepfake and algorithmic fervour have turned the country's young military leader into a digital messiah.
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Finally got around to reading this excellent, deeply researched report on the refugee flows between Syria and Lebanon since the end of Assad’s regime, and on what conditions govern refugee return more generally. Highly recommended!
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Cross-Border Shuffle: Refugee Movement Between Lebanon and Syria after Assad
The demography of both Lebanon and Syria is in flux, after the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Thousands of people are now on the move, inside
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May 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Finally got around to reading this excellent, deeply researched report on the refugee flows between Syria and Lebanon since the end of Assad’s regime, and on what conditions govern refugee return more generally. Highly recommended!
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Une des options prévoit notamment que les opérations du PAM, de l'UNICEF, de l'OMS et du HCR soient fusionnées au sein d’une seule et même agence.
Washington (25 % du financement de l'ONU) a annoncé vouloir réduire sa contribution.
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Washington (25 % du financement de l'ONU) a annoncé vouloir réduire sa contribution.
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L'ONU prépare une réforme radicale de son fonctionnement face aux contraintes budgétaires
L’ONU se prépare à une réorganisation majeure, selon un mémo qui a récemment fuité. Cette révélation inquiète tout le personnel des Nations unies, de New York à Genève, où 500 fonctionnaires ont même…
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May 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Une des options prévoit notamment que les opérations du PAM, de l'UNICEF, de l'OMS et du HCR soient fusionnées au sein d’une seule et même agence.
Washington (25 % du financement de l'ONU) a annoncé vouloir réduire sa contribution.
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Washington (25 % du financement de l'ONU) a annoncé vouloir réduire sa contribution.
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Tsahal said it was reacting to an immediate threat when it killed 15 medics in Gaza in March.
An analysis of videos, audio and autopsy reports show that soldiers fired over the course of 6 minutes at unarmed emergency workers who never posed a threat. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
An analysis of videos, audio and autopsy reports show that soldiers fired over the course of 6 minutes at unarmed emergency workers who never posed a threat. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: Six Deadly Minutes: How Israeli Soldiers Killed 15 Rescue Workers in Gaza
Israel’s military said it was reacting to an immediate threat when it killed 15 medics and first responders in Gaza in March. But eyewitness accounts and an analysis of videos, audio and autopsy repor...
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May 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Tsahal said it was reacting to an immediate threat when it killed 15 medics in Gaza in March.
An analysis of videos, audio and autopsy reports show that soldiers fired over the course of 6 minutes at unarmed emergency workers who never posed a threat. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
An analysis of videos, audio and autopsy reports show that soldiers fired over the course of 6 minutes at unarmed emergency workers who never posed a threat. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Trump confirmed that he had pressed Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, to let U.S. troops into the country to help fight drug cartels, an idea she summarily rejected.
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Trump Says He Asked Mexico to Let U.S. Military In to Fight Cartels
President Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had raised the idea with his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, who rejected it.
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May 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Trump confirmed that he had pressed Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, to let U.S. troops into the country to help fight drug cartels, an idea she summarily rejected.
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Trump plans to axe America’s contribution to the African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the AfDB.
The decision, announced just days before the bank's annual meeting in Abidjan, could have serious consequences.
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The decision, announced just days before the bank's annual meeting in Abidjan, could have serious consequences.
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Trump drops African Development Bank, creating $500m funding headache - The Africa Report.com
Donald Trump plans to axe America’s contribution to the African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the AfDB. The decision, announced just days before the bank’s annual meeting in Abidjan, could...
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May 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Trump plans to axe America’s contribution to the African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the AfDB.
The decision, announced just days before the bank's annual meeting in Abidjan, could have serious consequences.
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The decision, announced just days before the bank's annual meeting in Abidjan, could have serious consequences.
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AGOA "on life support" as US tariffs whiplash African economies.
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AGOA ‘on life support’ as US tariffs whiplash African economies - The Africa Report.com
South Africa will probably get kicked out of a trade preference program that got a last-minute reprieve when Trump backed down on tariffs
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April 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
AGOA "on life support" as US tariffs whiplash African economies.
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What's behind Trump envoy's DR Congo mission?
Trump may be hoping the Lebanese-Nigerian family member who helped him clinch the presidency can do the same for a minerals deal in DR Congo.
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Trump may be hoping the Lebanese-Nigerian family member who helped him clinch the presidency can do the same for a minerals deal in DR Congo.
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Boulos’ big adventure: What’s behind Trump envoy’s DRC mission - The Africa Report.com
Trump ties, a West African business dynasty and an abandoned tin mine – what to know about Massad Boulos, the US president’s new Africa adviser.
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April 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
What's behind Trump envoy's DR Congo mission?
Trump may be hoping the Lebanese-Nigerian family member who helped him clinch the presidency can do the same for a minerals deal in DR Congo.
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Trump may be hoping the Lebanese-Nigerian family member who helped him clinch the presidency can do the same for a minerals deal in DR Congo.
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The Trump administration has thrown open the doors to white Afrikaners from South Africa, establishing a program called "Mission South Africa" to help them come to the United States as refugees. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...
‘Mission South Africa’: How Trump Is Offering White Afrikaners Refugee Status
The United States has banned most refugees, including 20,000 people who were already ready to travel to the United States before President Trump took office. But Mr. Trump is making one exception.
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March 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The Trump administration has thrown open the doors to white Afrikaners from South Africa, establishing a program called "Mission South Africa" to help them come to the United States as refugees. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/u...
Excerpts of a Signal chat published by The Atlantic provide a rare and revealing look at the private conversations of top Trump administration officials as they weighed plans for US strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
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Annotated Text From Leaked Signal Group Chat With Top Trump Officials
The chat’s contents, which were obtained by The Atlantic after its editor in chief was added to the Signal group, provide a revealing look at private conversations between top Trump administration off...
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March 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Excerpts of a Signal chat published by The Atlantic provide a rare and revealing look at the private conversations of top Trump administration officials as they weighed plans for US strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
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Cocaine, diamonds, money laundering ... Mossad and Hezbollah have turned Africa into their covert battleground.
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Israel-Hezbollah: Cocaine, diamonds, money laundering… Africa’s hidden war - The Africa Report.com
Mossad and the Lebanese Shia terror group have turned the continent into their covert battleground, locked in a conflict that has simmered out of sight for years. From Douala to Abidjan, through Bangu...
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March 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Cocaine, diamonds, money laundering ... Mossad and Hezbollah have turned Africa into their covert battleground.
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Betar U.S. said it has shared with the Trump administration a list of the "names of hundreds of terror supporters"
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The Far-Right Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport
Betar U.S. said it has shared with the Trump administration a list of the “names of hundreds of terror supporters.”
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February 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Betar U.S. said it has shared with the Trump administration a list of the "names of hundreds of terror supporters"
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Internal dissensions among Chagos Islanders and fears of China maintaining a foothold are just some of the issues plaguing a deal to remedy the forced deportation of over 2,000 between 1967 and 1973, which left a legacy of trauma and displacement.
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Islands of injustice: The Chagos displacement and fight for sovereignty - The Africa Report.com
Decades of diplomatic efforts, after the forced deportation of 2,000 Chagos Islanders more than 50 years ago, seemed to be on track to a resolution after a deal to transfer sovereignty was announced i...
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February 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Internal dissensions among Chagos Islanders and fears of China maintaining a foothold are just some of the issues plaguing a deal to remedy the forced deportation of over 2,000 between 1967 and 1973, which left a legacy of trauma and displacement.
www.theafricareport.com/375849/islan...
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