Diplomacy

The 49 Ivorian soldiers detained for more than a month in Mali were charged and jailed on Friday 12 August for "undermining the security of the state". They are accused by the powerful military in Mali of being "mercenaries". which Abidjan denies. The group of…

Presidents and ministers of world powers have crisscrossed Africa in recent weeks. We get analysis on the geopolitical chess game unfolding on the continent from Eric Olander, editor of The China-Global South Project.…

On the eve of his visit to Rwanda on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his country was "concerned" by "credible" reports that Rwanda was supporting rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.…

Several investigations have been opened to understand what happened on August 2, 2022 at the home of a Senegalese diplomat who, according to Senegal, was allegedly beaten by police in Quebec. The country calls for legal action against the perpetrators of the…

The United States seeks a "true partnership" with Africa and does not try to "overtake" other world powers in its struggle for influence on the continent, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.…

The head of US diplomacy, Antony Blinken, is in South Africa to begin his second African tour. A trip to reconnect with the continent to definitively turn the tide and offset the influence of Russia and China.…

Russian, French and American leaders are criss-crossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and French President Emmanuel Macron are each visiting several African countries this week. Samantha Power, director of the…

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday his country would support Africa's need for security as he embarked on a three-country tour aimed at renewing France's relationship with the continent.…

Emmanuel Macron traveled to Cameroon on Monday to launch an African tour that will also take the French president to Benin and Guinea-Bissau. Macron's trip focuses on food security, French investments and governance. The latter is a tricky one ahead of his meeting with 89-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya, who has been in power for four decades as the country braces for an uncertain succession.…

President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Cameroon on Monday evening at the start of a three-country tour of West Africa as he seeks to revive France's postcolonial relationship with the continent. Macron was…