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The Third World War Africa Is Not Planning For

The Third World War Africa Is Not Planning For

If a third world war breaks out, Africa will feel it long before it fires a shot. Modern global wars rarely begin with formal declarations. They unfold through disrupted shipping lanes, cyber intrusions, food shortages,

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Fragmentation: Africa’s Quiet Act of Self-Sabotage

Fragmentation: Africa’s Quiet Act of Self-Sabotage

Africa’s greatest geopolitical weakness is not a lack of resources, talent, or ambition. It is fragmentation. In a world organised around blocs, Africa still negotiates as a collection of small economies, each pleading its case

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Africa’s Coup Crisis: How Governance Failures Fuel Military Takeovers

Africa’s Coup Crisis: How Governance Failures Fuel Military Takeovers

Another coup attempt in Guinea Bissau. Another wave of condemnations from regional blocs and international partners. Another reminder that Africa remains trapped in a cycle it claims to oppose but has failed to dismantle. The

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AFRICA DESK

AFRICA DESK

Africa is shifting faster than ever — politically, socially, economically, and technologically. The Africa Desk brings you clear, sharp, deeply researched breakdowns of the continent’s biggest changes. Our goal is to give readers context, clarity,

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Sudan’s Prolonged Conflict Enters a Critical Phase as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

Sudan’s Prolonged Conflict Enters a Critical Phase as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

Sudan’s civil war has entered a dangerous new stage, with fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces intensifying in ways that are pushing the country toward collapse. Nearly two years after