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US-Russia tussle for geopolitical influence leveraged by South Africa

South Africa and its neighbors were at the center of a tussle for influence this week when US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in turn arrived for a diplomatic visit, offering a rare moment of leverage for regional governments intent at using the opportunity to gain concessions and increase trade […]

Morocco, a Proactive Regional Actor and a New Geostrategic Power on the Global Stage – The Stimson Center

Morocco has become one of the most strategic and promising states in Africa and the Arab world and has leveraged, under King Mohammed VI, its geography to facilitate trade, investment, and security cooperation across continents, pointed out the prestigious American think tank The Stimson Center in a report on the Kingdom. The report emphasizes that […]

Tunisia: French Called to be on Guard

The French embassy in Tunisia has called on French citizens to watch out following Tunisian president’s extension of the state of emergency for three further months. President Caid Essebsi Tuesday extended for three additional months the state of emergency decreed since November last year following the killing for 12 members of his guard. Tunisia was […]