The Sahel region has for long been plagued by terrorism, poverty, and political instability. Recently, however, the region has been undergoing a dramatic and underappreciated geopolitical realignment. During the course of the last months, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States and have announced the consolidation of their military and political …

In recent decades, China has significantly increased its presence across Africa. From glistening new highways in Kenya to expansive mining projects in Zambia and loans funding everything from railways to stadiums, the Chinese footprint is unmistakable. This growing involvement has sparked a heated debate: is China fostering genuine development partnerships in Africa, or is it playing a new-age colonial game …

The climate crisis, coupled with population growth, extensive farming, and overgrazing, has eroded the soil and degraded ecosystems in Africa. Such human activities combined with severe droughts have caused the Sahara Desert to expand south into the Sahel, a 6,000-kilometre belt of semi-arid savannah stretching from Senegal, Niger, Mali, Chad, to Sudan, which is home to some 400 million people …

According to a global study conducted by the Pew Research Centre in 2012, only 16% of the global population was not affiliated with any religion. In the last decade, this number followed the tendency to decrease, reaching 14,4% of world population considered as atheist (Statista, 2022). It is obvious that compared to all the religious citizens, this number might seems …

            The newly found agreement between Russia and Niger signals the return of the Russian influence coming back to Africa as the United States (U.S.) leaves Niger. Outpacing U.S. to grab a piece of the influence sphere over Africa is a starting point for Russia to settle within the region. Russia is settling in Niger with sending instructors and military equipment …

Just weeks before a scheduled presidential election in Senegal, President Macky Sall abruptly cancelled it on February 3rd, triggering a constitutional crisis and dealing a blow to democracy across West Africa. The has unsurprisingly been met with widespread opposition and by many described as a de facto “constitutional coup”.  Senegal, historically viewed as a pillar of stability and democracy in West …

            The expensive continent of Africa has been scarred over its history by persistent challenges like political instability and corruption. Throughout their complex historical development, the continent still deals with issues that stem from the exploitation of their resources, which has ultimately contributed to the merging of an unstable geopolitical landscape.             The arbitrarily drawn borders on the continent are unquestionably one …

At the recent Italy-Africa summit, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni presented her vision for Italy’s engagement in Africa. The “Mattei plan” aims at positioning Italy at the forefront of European engagement in Africa and at transforming it into an energy hub in an effort to reduce reliance on Russian gas. This enhanced engagement of Italy in Africa is also an …

In recent years, Russia has made great progress in spreading its influence across Africa, eliciting both intrigue and concern on a global scale, also with the ingoing conflict in Ukraine, Russia has sharpened its focus in Africa. According to some observers, Moscow’s growing desire to present itself as an ally of African countries while also stoking anti-Western sentiments might transform …

Europe and Africa depend on one another to deliver an effective and long-term response to global and shared issues such as climate change, peace and security, and economic growth, all of which affect us all. The European Union-African collaboration, founded on discussion and multilateralism, is solution-oriented and forward looking. Europe and Africa are both players in a multilateral international system …