Russia

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Mali

Wagner Exits, Africa Corps Rises: Recalibrating Mali’s Security Equation

Russia’s Wagner Group has declared its Malian assignment complete and is withdrawing its fighters three-and-a-half years after arriving in Bamako. The Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps will remain on Malian soil, promising…

From Passport Scandals to Deepfakes: When Diplomacy Faces Digital Sabotage

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BRICS Expansion: How Egypt and Ethiopia Reshape Africa’s Global Influence

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Burkina Faso

Strategic Convergence: the Emerging Burkina Faso–Russian Partnership in the Sahel’s Transforming Security Landscape

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Education

Educational Diplomacy at Work: Russia’s Soft Power in Africa

EducationTogo

From Scholarship Promises to Battlefields: The Exploitation of Togolese Students in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

ChadDefence

Arms in Africa: Chad Strengthens Its Air Defence with Advanced Chinese Systems

AlgeriaBurkina Faso

Fractured Neighbours: The Algeria-Mali Rift and the Reconfiguration of Sahelian Geopolitics

South Africa

Divergent Diplomacies: South Africa’s Engagement with Ukraine