Loss by France of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is official end of Françafrique – Ex Austrian top diplomat

Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl has argued that Françafrique is over after France lost Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger where leaders have turned to Russia, China and Turkey. Kneissl, who had been in office from 2017 to 2019, said African countries have more opportunities on the continent and can choose whom to cooperate with. […]

Liberians head to polls in tightly contested presidential run-off between football legend and ex-VP

Liberians headed to the polls this Tuesday (14 November) to cast their vote in a presidential run-off after the two leading candidates — George Weah, a former footballer and incumbent president and political veteran Joseph Boakai — came neck to neck, separated by just over 7,000 votes in the first round a month ago. Liberian […]

China-Morocco ties poised to grow

China’s president Xi Jinping on his way from a G20 summit in Brazil stopped for a short visit in Morocco, an event that is reflective of the interest of Beijing in Morocco as a rising regional power and economic hub. Xi Jinping was received in Casablanca by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prime Minister […]