Vol 66 No 6 | SOMALIA Battle rages around the capital 21st March 2025 Al Shabaab’s massive offensive in February may have failed, but the news isn’t uniformly positive for Mogadishu Al Shabaab is still fighting a massive offensive it launched on 19 February to take over Middle Shabelle, the area where the federal government in Mogadishu has had...
Vol 65 No 7 | NIGERUNITED STATESIRANRUSSIA General Tiani swaps the US for Russia 27th March 2024 Annulling its defence agreements with Washington, the Niamey junta strengthens ties with Moscow and Tehran Severing military ties with the United States on 16 March, three months after France closed its embassy in Niamey, General Abdourahamane Tiani's Conseil national pour la sauvegarde de...
Vol 65 No 12 | KENYAUNITED STATES Ruto revels in the western embrace 29th May 2024 Washington offers military deals and pushes hefty investments as Kenya's President is feted in the US capital Investment deals worth billions of dollars may have been secured, but geopolitics was the main agenda item during President William Ruto's four-day state visit to the United States...
Vol 2 (AAC) No 6 | CHINAAFRICA Where confidence is currency 16th April 2009 Although China's exports have fallen by more than a quarter from last year's levels, the Export-Import Bank of China is busier than ever financing trade with Africa, Latin America and...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 12 | AFRICAASIAEMERGING MARKETS Win-win turns to win-lose 21st October 2010 A report by the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa* points out that the rise of emerging-market trade and investment may be just as likely...