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Media report in front of destored building after a deadly 30-hour siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu on August 21, 2022.

US counter-terrorism efforts increasingly focusing on Africa

Concerns are mounting about growing threats posed by transnational terrorist groups across several regions in Africa

Shelly Kittleson 27 March 2023

Not just a ‘pipe’ dream, Morocco-Nigeria gas line set to transform Africa

The 5,600 km project will serve 17 countries and could help Europe move on from its dependence on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine

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Al Majalla gives an in-depth overview of several vital waterways in the Middle East that are integral to international security and trade

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The invisible war in Middle East waterways

Al Majalla gives an in-depth overview of several vital waterways in the Middle East that are integral to international security and trade

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President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participate in the U.S.-Africa Summit Leaders Session on partnering on the African Union’s Agenda 2063 in Washington, D.C., on December 15, 2022.

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US-China competition in Africa heats up with Beijing in the lead

Africa's growing importance is enhanced by the fact that it is situated along major sea lines of communication and trade

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The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken (third left), and the defence secretary, Lloyd Austin (second left), meet the Angolan president, João Lourenço (right), during the summit. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/AFP/Getty Images

The United States Scramble for Africa

The United States administration of President Biden is assertively pushing the reset button on its foreign policy in Africa. However, its potential to outpace other regional and international…

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FILE - Environmental activists take part in a protest calling for the government to take immediate action against climate change in Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 24, 2022. Young climate activists from African nations have high demands but low expectations for the U.N. climate conference which begins Sunday, Nov. 6, in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht, File)

Ahead of COP27, Young African Climate Activists Speak Out

Young climate activists from African nations have high demands but low expectations for the U.N. climate conference which begins Sunday in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Observers…

AP 06 November 2022

A member of the Russian-backed Wagner Group, serving as part of the security detail of the CAR president, waits for him alongside a soldier and a United Nations peacekeeper. AFP/GETTY IMAGES Cap 2: A woman carrying

Dangerous Conflagration for Africa

As the war in Ukraine grinds toward its third month, the ripple effects continue around the world, affecting Africa in particular. Food prices have increased massively in the past month across the…

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French President Emmanuel Macron greets children as he arrives to visit a school in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, November 28, 2017. REUTERS

French and African Failures: Causes and Repercussions

The end of French colonization of fourteen African countries was not a point of disengagement between France and its independent colonies. Rather, France was keen to maintain good relations with…

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French Barkhane force soldiers who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty in the Sahel leave their base in Gao, Mali, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay,File)

W. African Extremist Groups Pose Threat to Multinational Forces

There are numerous al-Qaeda and ISIS factions active in the Lake Chad and Sahel region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique and other West African countries. The threats posed by…

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Protesters against Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed seen in Mogadishu, Somalia, April 2021. Feisal Omar / Reuters

Somalia’s Dangerous Authoritarian Turn

Until recently, Somalia was on an upward trajectory. Although it continued to struggle with piracy, famine, and terrorism, the country was turning the corner after decades of bloody civil war. It had…

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