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Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands with Rwanda's FM Olivier Nduhungirehe and Democratic Republic of Congo's FM Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, after signing a peace agreement in Washington on June 27, 2025. AP / Mark Schiefelbein

The flaw in America's Africa policy

With China, Türkiye, the Gulf states, and Russia offering tangible investment and influence in Africa, the US's reliance on facilitation and hollow declarations has reduced it to a mere observer

Sergey Eledinov 30 October 2025
For hundreds of years, Morocco has been a key link in the world maritime order between the global north and the global south. It is now turning its attention to the West. Shutterstock

Atlantic Africa: The new economic bloc on the block

For hundreds of years, Morocco has been a key link in the world maritime order between the global north and the global south. It is now turning its attention to the West.

Mohamed Sharki 22 January 2024
A handout photo made available by Turkish President Press Office shows Turkish President Erdogan (C), DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi (L), and the current chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat (R), attending a press conference during the Third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, 18 December 2021. EPA/TURKISH PRESIDENT PRESS OFFICE

The Foreign Race to Woo Africa’s Economy

Over the past decade, the fertile land of Africa has risen as the most attractive spot for giant investors from all over the globe. Day after day, the competition has grown fierce between key players…

Dalia Ziada 24 December 2021
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Its position reflects a political outlook grounded in strategic foresight and a steadfast commitment to national interest

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Ambulances wait in line at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, in northeastern Egypt on the first day of the evacuation of some 50 Palestinian, at the Rafah crossing on 2 February 2026. AFP
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The return of Al-Jazira and the question of Syria’s economic renewal

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As Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor, and Al-Hasakah return to state authority, this resource-rich region re-emerges as a cornerstone of economic recovery

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