US President Donald Trump signs an executive order, in the Oval Office of the White House, January 20, 2025. © Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP January 20 marked Donald Trump’s return to the presidency...
“What is the rejection of France in Africa all about?”, a recent report explores the causes, deconstructing the concept of anti-French sentiment (published in French under the original name :...
Demonstration by human rights defenders and victims of the cholera epidemic, October 15, 2015 in Port-au-Prince © AFP/HECTOR RETAMAL It’s all too common to hear dismissive comments about...
Russian President Vladimir Poutine surrounded by African heads of states during the 2019 Russia-Africa summit. © REUTERS / POOL From October 22 to 24, the 16th BRICS meeting was held in the Russian...
Villagers go about their business in a flooded market center in Kisumu, about 400 kilometers west of the capital Nairobi in Kenya. © EPA/Jacob Wire Day Zero has arrived. Well, almost. On April 12...
Moroccan King Mohammed VI accompanies French President Emmanuel Macron on his arrival in the capital Rabat on October 28, 2024. Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP The thaw between Paris and Rabat has been...
On May 10, Pretoria once again appealed to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) “to put an end to the Israeli military operation in Gaza”, which it considers to be aggravating the...
In the past decade, a wave of African artists including Wizkid, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, Tems, Fally Ipupa, and Tyla, has surged onto the global music entertainment scene, asserting themselves as major...
The world political scene has long been dominated by men and Africa is no exception. Until recently, women, who represent more than half the population of African countries, were relegated to the...
Planned cities are becoming increasingly common on the African continent, especially since 2000. Not that there weren’t any before this date – Yamoussoukro and Nouakchott are proof of the...
Although often criticized as a tool of French domination, the CFA franc (FCFA) is still the currency of many of France's former colonies. This article looks beyond symbolic issues to show that the...
Since 2021, one armed group in particular has stood out in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where mineral wealth has fanned the flames of conflict. Known as the M23, this rebel...