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Algeria’s self-defeating gas strategy

Algeria’s decision to cut gas supplies to Morocco, Spain and Portugal through the Maghreb-Europe pipeline came to no surprise in view of the counter-intuitive and self-harming decisions taken by the Algerian military rulers in recent years. The decision was announced by Algeria’s official news agency two days after Algiers unilaterally cut diplomatic ties with Rabat […]

Gulf states expand economic influence in Africa, challenging European dominance — ECFR report

In recent years, the Gulf monarchies have pivoted towards a more geo-economic strategy in Africa, diversifying their engagements from security and political interests to economic development, says a new report by the European Council on Foreign Relation (ECFR), noting that the Gulf expansion could also exacerbate the ongoing decline in European involvement in the continent. […]

DR Congo, EAC sign deal to deploy joint regional force to fight negative forces in the bloc’s new member

The East African Community (EAC) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed an agreement last Friday for the deployment of an EAC joint regional force to fight negative forces in the bloc’s new member, Xinhua reported. EAC Secretary General, Peter Mathuki, and DRC’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Christophe Lutundula […]