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Tag: Cold War
Russian embassy re-opens in Burkina Faso after 32 years as France struggles to exert influence
After nearly 32 years without a diplomatic presence in Burkina Faso, Russia has announced the opening of its embassy in the capital Ouagadougou, in a ... Read More
Ties with Africa are a “priority” for Moscow, Putin says, in a bid to evade sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he gives a "priority" to relations with African countries, as Moscow was looking for new partners in the face ... Read More
Leaders condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine at UN, pledging billions to fight AIDS, malaria and TB
At the United Nations General Assembly, leaders from Qatar, Senegal and Turkey called for immediate peace talks between Moscow and Kiev to end Russia’s invasion ... Read More
Tunisia: President, Prime Minister in cold war
Tension is brewing between Tunisia’s President Kais Saied and Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi with the latest silent showdown being the sacking of Interior minister Taoufik ... Read More
Algeria’s African Mirage
As it heads straight towards a spiral of economic and social turmoil reminiscent of the situation that it experienced in the late 1980s and the ... Read More
UN 4th Committee: Morocco Deplores Algeria’s Perpetuation of Sahara Conflict
Algeria’s responsibility in prolonging the Sahara conflict was decried by Morocco’s Representative at the UN in New York Omar Hilale, who deplored that Algiers continue ... Read More
UN Envoy Fears Return to Outright War in Sahara
The war scenario between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists was at the heart of talks separately held by the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy ... Read More
UN Fears a Full-blown War in Sahara
The UN has voiced fears over a full-blown war in the Sahara after the Polisario sent armed militiamen to the buffer zone in the border ... Read More
Russia, NATO, and Crimea – Putin’s Reagan Gambit
On one side is the world's most prominent political and military alliance, on the other a Russia actively looking beyond its borders into a Europe ... Read More
European Union’s Post-Mali ‘Africa Strategy’: Still a ‘Normative-Civilian-Soft Power’?
North and West Africa are facing a complex set of challenges in terms of democratic transition and consolidation, a growing prominence of Islamist influence, and ... Read More