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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Sochi on October 2, 2025. Mikhail METZEL / AFP

After Valdai: Putin moves from ideology to action

The Russian president says the next step is shaping a new construct—sovereignty as a service, as a resource, as an exportable value—which can already be seen in Africa

Sergey Eledinov 19 October 2025
Malagasy Colonel Michael Randrianirina, head of the CAPSAT military unit, reads out a statement in front of the presidential palace, where he announces the army is taking power in Antananarivo on October 14, 2025. Luis TATO / AFP

Madagascar's military coup is part of a wider African trend

A rapid chain of events led to the president fleeing for his life following deadly clashes with citizens. But what happened is not uncommon for Africa. Al Majalla explains why.

Sergey Eledinov 14 October 2025
A Fulani herder leads his cattle to graze in the fields between Sevare and Mopti in central Mali on March 18, 2021. MICHELE CATTANI / AFP

The self-sustaining economics of conflict in Africa

In several corners of the continent, informal sectors have arisen to plug the gaps left by state weakness or absence, providing both a lifeline and a headache

Sergey Eledinov 02 October 2025
Eduardo Ramon

AFRICOM changes show US policy shift on the continent

General Anderson's appointment is being seen as a shift from a diplomatic, partnership-based approach to one that is operational and intelligence-led. In other words, from soft power to hard power.

Sergey Eledinov 29 September 2025
Panel discussion with Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim—patron and organiser of the annual Ibrahim Governance Weekend X via@BBSimons

Africa’s modern economy: neo-colonialism disguised as development

Far from charity, European investment in Africa could be rightly viewed as reparations owed for centuries of systemic colonial exploitation of the continent

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 10 August 2025
US President Donald Trump attending the third US-Africa Summit in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP

US-Africa relations: Trump shifts from ‘aid to trade’

A recent summit and deals dubbed 'resources for security' puts America back in Africa, but on a different, purely economic mission. It is a far cry from the preaching and aid deliveries of yesteryear.

Sergey Eledinov 19 July 2025
Floating nuclear power plants could be a possible answer to Africa's energy problem Sara Padovan

A continental spark: floating nuclear power in Africa

Could the installation of small modular reactors on floating barges or platforms to provide clean electricity and heat for remote regions be an answer to Africa's electricity problems?

Marcelle Nasr 03 June 2025
A member of the M23 armed group monitors access to the border crossing into Rwanda as men believed to be Romanian military contractors pass through in Goma on January 29, 2025. AFP

Rwanda’s attack on Congo could plunge Africa into war

Advances by Kigali-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo could lead to another major continental conflict

Jason K. Stearns and Kristof Titeca 06 March 2025
French writer David Diop poses during a photo session in Paris on September 20, 2018. JOEL SAGET / AFP

French novelist David Diop on giving voice to history's voiceless

The award-winning French novelist tells Al Majalla about the inspiration behind his book, 'At Night All Blood Is Black,' and the challenges of merging fact with fiction

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 02 November 2024
African leaders applaud Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) after his speech at the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on September 5, 2024. Greg Baker / AFP

FOCAC at 25: How a China-Africa forum is moving beyond trade

The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation brought together over 50 heads of state, including Xi Jinping. Its success shows that there is an alternative to the West's development values

Shirley Ze Yu 22 September 2024
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Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis

05, Nov 2026

The battle for this strategically important and resource-rich province tests the Yemeni army's ability to tilt the military balance in its favour

Al Majalla - London
Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Abdul El-Sayed: the progressive Michigander who beat the pro-Israel lobby

07, Aug 2026

The Egyptian-American epidemiologist became the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

Tarek Rashed
Politics

Can the Democrats prevent a new round of war with Iran?

05, Nov 2026

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by diplomacy, force, or a combination of the two

Aqeel Abbas
Opinion

Trump may be a lame duck at home but not abroad

05, Nov 2026

A Democrat-majority Congress will clip his wings at home, but he will have far more freedom to act on foreign affairs, given the powers he still retains as commander-in-chief

Con Coughlin
French author Philippe Djianada looks out from a window at the Drouant restaurant in Paris, following his win of the French Goncourt literary prize for his novel "The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel," on 3 November 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Culture & Social Affairs

A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

06, Nov 2026

French novelist Philippe Jaenada's novel 'The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel' wins big, while the Prix Renaudot goes to François-Henri Désérable for his novel about an unlikely wine expert

Najeeb Mubarak

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