Ukraine’s Shadow War In Africa: Bold Strategy Or Geopolitical Overreach? By Uriel Araujo A covert Ukrainian footprint in Africa is taking shape, from the Maghreb to Sub-Saharan states, fuelling instability. Kiev’s Africa strategy blends military expertise with covert operations, even as… Read More ›
West Africa
The Sahelian Domino Effect: How Mali’s Latest Crisis Could Ignite a West African War
The Sahelian Domino Effect: How Mali’s Latest Crisis Could Ignite a West African War By Andrew Korybko There’s a growing risk that Tuareg separatism might once again spread from Mali to Niger, and radical Islamist violence could spread further into there… Read More ›
The West Aims To Achieve Five Goals Through Its Sponsorship Of Insurgency In Mali
The West Aims To Achieve Five Goals Through Its Sponsorship Of Insurgency In Mali By Andrew Korybko If it wasn’t for the Africa Corps’ valiant defence of their positions throughout the country, Mali probably would have already fallen, but it now… Read More ›
The Tuareg Are Once Again Discrediting Their Cause By Functioning As Foreign Proxies
The Tuareg Are Once Again Discrediting Their Cause By Functioning As Foreign Proxies By Andrew Korybko The Tuareg cause – for as legitimate as some might consider it to be – is now being exploited by the West as a cover… Read More ›
A Russian Expert Shared An Unexpected Assessment Of The Beninese Coup Attempt
A Russian Expert Shared An Unexpected Assessment Of The Beninese Coup Attempt By Andrew Korybko He believes that the French were behind it and sought to undermine the regional security system. The failed Beninese coup was seen by many as an… Read More ›
Mali’s Potential Fall To Terrorists Could Result In Another French-Led Intervention
Mali’s Potential Fall To Terrorists Could Result In Another French-Led Intervention By Andrew Korybko The dual pretexts of crushing the world’s latest so-called caliphate and averting another 2015-like migrant crisis could suffice for rallying the public around a French-led mission for… Read More ›
Algeria Enhances Relations With Russia After Getting Alienated By Macron’s Arrogance
Algeria Enhances Relations With Russia After Getting Alienated By Macron’s Arrogance By Uriel Araujo Macron’s foreign policy turn, using the recognition of a disputed territory as a kind of quid pro quo, has in fact further aggravated the local tensions, as… Read More ›
Russia’s Port Deal With Sao Tome And Principe Is A Step In The Right Direction
Russia’s Port Deal With Sao Tome And Principe Is A Step In The Right Direction By Andrew Korybko The example set by Sao Tome & Principe is that even tiny countries can multi-align between Great Powers in the New Cold War… Read More ›
France Follows In US Footsteps On Western Sahara Issue, Fuelling Tensions In Africa
France Follows In US Footsteps On Western Sahara Issue, Fuelling Tensions In Africa By Uriel Araujo The ongoing crisis today in the Red Sea involving the Houthi rebels as well as the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza (which impacts the whole Middle East) are direct… Read More ›
Nigeria Is To Blame For The Sahelian Confederation’s Withdrawal From ECOWAS
Nigeria Is To Blame For The Sahelian Confederation’s Withdrawal From ECOWAS By Andrew Korybko In hindsight, it was inevitable that the charade of Nigeria’s regional leadership would end, but nobody could have predicted the dramatic way in which it happened. The planned… Read More ›