https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/12/16/multimedia/00africa-wagner-promo/00africa-wagner-add30-1-cd8a-moth.jpgAs Moscow wages war in Ukraine, its mercenaries have already established control in the Central African Republic — with scant Western reaction.
With the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, Washington appears to be finally reframing its relationship with Africa in largely positive terms. Yet much hinges on the financing and implementation of the dozens of initiatives announced at the summit.
This week’s handover is Germany’s first step in fulfilling its agreement with Nigeria to release all 1,130 Benin Bronzes from German museums. (Image credit: Olamikan Gbemiga/AP)
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The Biden administration wanted to send a clear message of strong re-engagement in Africa.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/12/20/multimedia/20tunisia-sub‑1–1‑fc24/20tunisia-sub‑1–1‑fc24-moth-v2.jpgTurnout in Saturday’s parliamentary elections was just over 11 percent, reflecting deep skepticism that politics can solve the North African nation’s grave governmental and economic crises.
https://gdb.voanews.com/997BAC11-8197–42B1-9801–82FACBAB1F22_w800_h450.pngCameroon’s military has taken over construction of roads linking its troubled western regions to Nigeria after what it said were repeated separatist attacks. The military says the rebels abducted eight people this week, including road workers, who were abandoning work sites due to insecurity. Cameroon says scores of government troops and road construction equipment of…
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https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1445198165.jpgAs uprisings happen in China and Iran, it’s no accident the United States hasn’t been involved.
The calls for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign follow allegations that Ramaphosa tried to conceal the theft of a huge sum of cash stuffed into couches at his farm in 2020. (Image credit: Nardus Engelbrecht/AP)
DetailsFar too often, Africa is viewed from outside “through a prism of problems” said UN chief António Guterres on Thursday, speaking in the Ethiopian capital, home to the African Union, where he has been taking part in the sixth UN-AU annual conference.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/11/19/multimedia/00angola-santos-image-1-c617/00angola-santos-image-1-c617-moth.jpgIsabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president, was accused of enriching herself with state resources during her time in control of the country’s oil company.