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Ethnic Targeting in West Africa and Sahel: The Forgotten Plight of the Fulani
What’s happening to the Fulani in the Sahel isn’t just war — it’s collective punishment. This is the story no one...
Sahel, North & West Africa This Week: Security Moves, Energy Strains, and Policy Crossroads
This week’s roundup covers key developments across North and West Africa: Russia phases out Wagner in Mali, Haftar...
The Maghreb’s Response to U.S. Tariffs and Rising Chinese Influence
U.S. tariffs have not yet affected consumer spending in the Maghreb, but as the tariffs are sending shockwaves through...
France – Algeria Worsening Relations
In this video, Arezki Daoud reports from #Algeria on the escalating diplomatic standoff between #France and Algeria...
Some events shaping North Africa and the Sahel in the week ending 25 Jan. 2025
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Is Morocco Quietly Preparing for a Royal Succession?
With Morocco's King Mohammed VI facing health issues, the topic of royal succession has come to the forefront. This...
The US Africa Policy: Don’t Expect Anything New
Listen on Spotify Transcript: Africa has been a low priority for virtually all US administrations, be they republicans...
Egypt’s economy hit hard by Houthis’ attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea
Transcript: The US and the UK hitting Houthi targets in Yemen is largely the result of a sense of panic taking place...
The Sahel Region: 2024 Outlook
Transcript: How did 2023 end in the Sahel and what should we expect 2024 to look like? Firstly, Christmas in Africa...
Egypt: 2024 Outlook
Unsurprisingly Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, in power in Egypt since he overthrew the Islamist Mohamed Morsi in a coup in...
Six more years: Egypt’s al-Sisi gets “reelected” with “nearly 90%” of the vote as the economy faces freefall
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a third term with 89.6 percent of the vote in the Arab world’s most...