South Africa advocates for #debt sustainability for low-income countries at the upcoming #G20 summit on 22–23 November. Earlier this year, our @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social examined what the #AU could achieve in the negotiations. Read her analysis here: www.megatrends-afrika.de/en/publicati...

#UN peacekeeping resources in #Africa have declined sharply since the 2014–15 peak. Uniformed #personnel dropped by nearly two-thirds, and the annual #budget was cut by more than half. Read more on the shifting landscape of foreign intervention in Africa, here: t1p.de/vrprt

25 Years of Partnership between the #AU and #EU: Why respectful communication matters. In this interview, Senegalese lawyer Ibrahima Kane outlines Africa’s priorities for the upcoming #AUEU25 Summit and reminds us that how we talk is as vital as what we negotiate. Read more, here: t1p.de/a1u6j

Had the pleasure to discuss Germany’s defence plans in “Le PodKast” with @helkohl.bsky.social. (In French) podcast.ausha.co/le-podkast/s...

#Mali: few surprises in this survey on Mali's international relations by @afrobarometer.bsky.social , but interesting no less. Fun fact: 9% of respondents are not aware of the #AfCFTA www.afrobarometer.org/publication/...

The situation in #Mali is a reminder that #drones and drone warfare - all else remaining equal (intelligence, military capacities, governance/politics, counterinsurgency strategies etc) is really far from being a game changer for embattled rgimes. www.megatrends-afrika.de/publikation/...

AFP reports clashes btw Dozo hunters and JNIM south of Sikasso, with people fleeing towards Ivory Coast www.seneweb.com/en/news/Afri...

At Substack Alex Thurston has written a good piece on the assassination www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...

Le colloque est maintenu. Il se déplace hors des murs du Collège de France. En outre, le colloque sera diffusé en direct et intégralement enregistré. Bravo aux organisateurs et intervenants ! carep-paris.org/annonce/comm...

Military coups in Mali & Niger have dismantled a decade of European engagement. In a new podcast episode, @denistull.bsky.social and @ltschoerner.bsky.social @megatrends-afrika.de explain why and how the EU should re-engage with the region 🎙️🎧 www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

Africa’s #conflicts reflect a new era of #multipolarity: UN peacekeeping, Western-led counterterrorism and EU training decline since the mid-2000s, while Russia, Turkey and the UAE increasingly engage through mercenaries, drones and military aid. Read more in our spotlight 📃 t1p.de/83zfu

I have TONS of questions....not the least important is, what did the Malian government get to facilitate that its main opponent gets $50 Mio for its war chest and tons of arms??!! This sounds very much like #suicide

Part of the background to the fall of El Fasher and RSF atrocities there is the sustained airlift from the UAE to the RSF via Libya - sixty Il-76 flights during October alone. For the past six months, Haftar-controlled eastern Libya has supplanted Chad as the RSF's most important supply route.

Find the study, here 👉 www.megatrends-afrika.de/en/publicati...

🚨 Huge news from The Hague: The #ICJ declared #climate #justice a legal duty. This means states that fail to cut emissions may face legal consequences. @phemelo-tamasiga.bsky.social and Helen Onyeaka show how this empowers Africa to demand action and accountability. 👉 t1p.de/pv9ty

In just three weeks, #Madagascar’s #GenZ protesters ousted former president #Rajoelina.⚡ In this Spotlight, @indianoceanist.bsky.social explores the drivers and digital strategies behind this leaderless movement and what it implies for the future of democracy in Africa. 👀 t1p.de/fnhfp

➡️Want to read my book "Securitizing the #Sahel"? @oupacademic.bsky.social has made the introductory chapter available here until 10 November! It outlines the main argument & structure of the book! #Niger #Burkina #Mali #military #security #Barkhane #EUCAP #EUTM academic.oup.com/book/61385/c...

Excellent reporting here on the situation in northern Côte d'Ivoire, a precarious sitation, but no major jihadist attack has been registered since 2021 information.tv5monde.com/afrique/dans...

So Germay's Development Cooperation now co-finances NGO reports investigating #Wagner in #Mali. It is probably a good report, but I am just not so sure how appropriate or smart this is. www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...

Question to journalists: why is it impossible to write an article about politics in #Madgascar, without mentioning that Rajoelina was "a former DJ" ? www.ft.com/content/dced...

Présidentielle en Côte d’Ivoire : une campagne de désinformation sahélienne pour troubler le scrutin www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...

Why powering business is the real lightbulb moment for Africa. The idea to bring electricity to 300mn Africans is laudable but the assumptions are flawed www.ft.com/content/e23c...

For more than 20 years a minister under Biya, Issa Tshiroma reinvents himself as the candidate of change in #Cameroun. Speaking of reinvention: don't read the wikipedia article about him, most likely probably written by his assistant. www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...

If this is true, it will necessitate French gov communications to a hitherto unknown level to mitigate what is bound to be eerily commented upon by those who see the French hand behind everything that goes on in Francophone Africa. Once more an enormous instance of self-inflicted damage.

Les élections présidentielles auront lieu dans six jours au #Cameroun. C'est quoi ce journalisme accompagnateur? Et #RFI demande: Paul Biya fera-t-il une apparition publique dans un événement du parti avant le jour du scrutin? www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...

That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.

In #Nigeria 🇳🇬, efforts to #disarm, #rehabilitate and #reintegrate former Boko Haram members are meant to counter violent #extremism. Joshua Akintayo explains how agency rivalries over budgets and influence weaken efforts instead. 👉 Find his brief and policy recommendations, here: t1p.de/8fjmh

One of Belgium's top research institutes producing cutting edge and highly relevant critical knowledge. #saveIOB

Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

🌍 The #AU is calling for a new world #map that shows Africa’s real size 👉 #CorrectTheMap campaign. Ahead of the #EUAU summit, @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social explains how maps shape our view of the world and urges the European side to review its use of visualizations. 📃 t1p.de/6wka6

Education is the enemy of fascism.

Die EU will irreguläre Migration über Libyen eindämmen & kooperiert dabei mit lokalen Gewaltakteuren. Diese Politik ist »mit dem libyschen System willkürlicher Internierung verknüpft, das kriminellen Interessen dient«, so @wlacher.bsky.social @swp-mea.bsky.social. www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says www.bbc.com/news/article...

#Indomptables is indeed a very good #film, in which the social and larger political context is perhaps even more important and interesting than the plot itself.

📣Debating Trump 2.0 and Implications for Africa: civil society organizations face a double crisis: #funding cuts and narratives undermining their #legitimacy. As @lenagutheil.bsky.social notes, #CSOs must diversify their funding and Europe must back an independent civil society. 👉 t1p.de/z9iym

A mon tour! Observations préliminaires issues d'un projet (collectif) en cours sur la question des sièges et embargos pratiqués par le JNIM

African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent's true size www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Lesenswerter Beitrag meines Kollegen Peter Lintl @swp-mea.bsky.social Israels Verantwortung: Warum der Vorwurf der Täter-Opfer-Umkehr im Gazakrieg irreführend ist. internationalepolitik.de/de/israels-v...

How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza - my latest @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is a good breakdown of what's known about the current purge happening in Mali: www.jeuneafrique.com/1713987/poli... That said, I think there's a general tendency over the past few months to overstate some aspects of the Goita-Camara rivalry. And lots of projections w/o evidence.

Violence is not fueled by a lack of food in West Africa, according to recent work by SRG Olivier Walther and Rafael Prieto-Curiel. The lack of seasonality in West African conflicts suggests that the story of hunger is one of political power anl.geog.ufl.edu/conflict-sea...

Kenya’s debt crisis is about more than numbers—it's about trust. As leaders blame external shocks, citizens demands accountability for corruption and poor governance. @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social contrasts the differences in public opinion and government positions on debt. 👉 t1p.de/ykzdw

For a fleeting moment last year, Nairobi was Washington’s darling, and Kenya was designated a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA), the first in sub-Saharan Africa. Just over a year later, that all lies in tatters. Why?

Reopening the call for a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship on jihad in Subsaharan Africa, with a later start date (January 2026) - French a plus but not a requirement... drive.google.com/file/d/1oLPb...

“The studies imply estimated [Gaza] life expectancy has fallen by more than 35 years, to ~ half the pre-war figure. In percentage terms…bigger than…during China’s Great Leap Forward; in absolute terms it is similar to the one in the Rwanda genocide” www.economist.com/interactive/...

JNIM activity in the Sahel so far this year ( @julesduhamel.bsky.social )

Wie die EU die heutigen Geschäftsmodelle der Migrantenerpressung in Libyen prägte - und sich so zunehmend selbst erpressbar macht. Ein Artikel von Jérôme Tubiana und mir in der neuen Ausgabe von Le Monde diplomatique. monde-diplomatique.de/zeitung