EGMONT POLICY BRIEF 411:Angola between China, Russia and the West: Elections, Critical Minerals and Regional Realignment
Angola’s international relations have undergone a profound reconfiguration since the end of the civil war…
US shifts ties with DRC, Rwanda
Washington is recalibrating its relationships with DR Congo and Rwanda as its push to resolve…
US Authorizes Military Cooperation with DRC
Washington has lifted key restrictions on military assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo, paving…
Targeting the Center of Gravity: Kagame, the RDF, and the Campaign to Squeeze Rwanda into Submission
If you want to understand what is happening around Rwanda right now, you have to…
Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
A US mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a…
Museveni: Why Uganda Rejected Foreign Military Bases
President Museveni has revealed that Uganda turned down proposals by the United States and the…
Africa is a major import-export hub for mercenaries
In less than a decade, Africa has once again become a destination for mercenaries. Meanwhile,…
Opinion - China is not winning Africa from the West. It is mastering the rules the West designed
The debate around China and the West in Africa is often framed as a moral…
An SANDF soldier’s experience with SAMIDRC
The memories of Sake are still flashing in my mind more than six months after…
The Washington Agreements: Peace for Business is not Enough
“I actually stopped the war with Congo and Rwanda and they said please please we…