Niger had been seen as a relatively stable nation in an unstable region. The coup could spark fears in the West that the nation may align interests with Russia and the Wagner Group.
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Vladimir Putin is engaged in a bid to woo support among African leaders, but the summit masks the darker reality of Russian influence-seeking in Africa
Research shows Russian disinformation is often repeated in the media in the Global South, influencing public opinion.
The Russia-Africa summit has obvious benefits for Moscow: it conveys a perception of normalcy and the tacit approval of African elites.
The emergence of a pan-African voice in the fight against global warming, a global issue, could enable the African Union to regain ground on the international stage.
Labour, yields, and biodiversity are all elements of agriculture that need to be balanced.
Without policies that take account of a growing population with few working-age people, DRC risks seeing an increase in poverty and hunger.
The restitution of looted objects from former colonies in Africa is an essential component of post-colonial reparation.
Terms like ‘Third World’ and ‘developing nations’ have long fallen out of fashion.
The strong trade relationship with the EU means policy changes like the border tax may have disproportionately significant effects on African economies.
The government and some producers are pushing to industrialize the sugar cane-based spirit to boost its popularity around the world, while small farmers fear losing their livelihoods.
The Wagner rebellion in Russia has implications for African countries that depend on mercenaries and non-state armed groups for security.
Urban populations are diverse, and certain neighbourhoods or subgroups may be disproportionately affected by poor birth outcomes.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Nights out dancing! How African and Caribbean music and dance have shaped British culture.
African countries can learn from China about how to design policies that anticipate major demographic changes in their societies.
African governments have more influence on China-funded projects than mainstream narratives acknowledge.
Despite denunciations of discrimination against French-speaking students who want to settle in Canada, particularly Africans, the federal government does not seem to want to act.
An agreement to end conflict is only one small step in an often long process.
As the United States government builds economic and security ties with African countries, some of those countries are encouraging African Americans to establish social and economic ties in Africa.
Principales colaboradores
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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Visiting Professor of Sustainability Science, Technical University of Denmark
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Scientific Officer, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Anthropologue et démographe, professeur émérite au Muséum national d’histoire naturelle et conseiller de la direction de l'INED, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Associate Professor in the Politics of Africa, University of Oxford
