Président en exercice du G5 Sahel dont le Mali est membre, le président de la transition tchadienne est attendu à Bamako avant la fin du mois. Objectif : tenter de dissuader Assimi Goita et la
Getting Diplomacy Back on Track in Western Sahara
After two years of diplomatic deadlock, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a new envoy for Western Sahara, a territory disputed between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front, which represents the ethnic Sahrawi population of
In Africa, Mercenaries Are Part of the Problem, Not the Solution
In 1997, after his longtime Western backers, Belgium and the United States, had abandoned him, Mobutu Sese Seko, the ruler of the country then known as Zaire, turned to mercenaries from Serbia and Ukraine in
Uganda’s Illegal Gold Market Is Bustling
Cars and motorcycle taxis rocket over the uneven pavement, while church sermons blare from loudspeakers. Vendors hawk bananas, cakes and chapatti. Brightly colored shops sell stationery and advertise printing services. But amid all the mundane,
The Wagner Group Is the Last Thing Mali Needs
With rising communal and interethnic violence gripping swaths of the country, two coups in less than a year and a deadlocked transition to civilian rule, Mali is arguably facing its most uncertain moment since the
Erdogan’s Africa Diplomacy Puts Turkey’s Ambitions to the Test
Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan touched down in Luanda, Angola, for the first leg of a four-day, three-nation diplomatic tour of Africa. After meeting with Angolan President Joao Lourenco, the Turkish leader continued
The U.S. and China Are Both Failing the Global Leadership Test
For just about anyone who spends time thinking about the future of the world, the fast-unfolding competition between the United States and China looms as one of the most important issues shaping both expectations and
The Global North Is Closing Its Doors to Migration
In July, British Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that the U.K. had agreed to pay France roughly $72 million to fund border personnel and equipment that would be used to stop asylum-seekers from crossing the
Chad’s ‘Political Transition’ Is a Smokescreen for Military Rule
The death of Chadian President Idriss Deby in April ended his three-decade rule and plunged the Central African country into uncertainty. Officially, Deby succumbed to wounds sustained on the frontlines of battle with a rebel
Getting to a Sustainable Endgame in Ethiopia Will Be an Uphill Climb
As rebel forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Oromo Liberation Army close in on Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, domestic factions and international mediators are quickly revising their calculations regarding how the war