Analysis: China and post-coup Niger
Initially China was a foe of the new regime installed in Niger, but it soon changed its position once it...
Martin Jay
Hafed Al-Ghwell: Derna survivors’ ordeal is far from over
Floods have not been a rare occurrence in the history of Derna. However, the power of Storm Daniel this month...
Oussama Romdhani: Libya’s failed state meets climate change
On September 10, climate change met Libya’s failing state. The result was thousands of dead and missing in the eastern...
Lina AbiRafeh: Morocco earthquake comes down harder on women
On 8 September 2023, Morocco was hit by a magnitude-6.8 earthquake — the most powerful earthquake the country has experienced...
Emily Milliken & Giorgio Cafiero: What Algeria wants in Niger
Niger’s July 26 military coup, which ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, has created a volatile situation. While France and the Economic Community...
Niger Coup Deepens Africa’s Instability
The military coup that has taken place in Niger completes a band of malleable instability that now stretches from the...
Martin Jay: Biden’s smoke and mirrors with Algeria & Morocco
August is a month which found most government officials in Rabat on holiday away from the capital and its woes....
Sami Hamdi: Israel humours Morocco as Biden woos Algeria
Israel has scrambled to recognise Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara after suggestions that Rabat was considering reversing its normalisation of...
Haitham El-Zobaidi: What Tunisia needs…
What Tunisia needs, today and now, is an Emirati political decision to provide the type of support that stabilises the...
Khaled Abou Zahr: Is France losing Africa?
France’s relations in Africa have been strained. The setback in Niger jeopardizes the country’s entire positioning in West Africa, both...
