The relations between the DRC and Rwanda have continued to deteriorate since the analysis published here in mid-June. At the centre of the renewed conflict in eastern DRC is the longstanding rivalry between Rwanda and Uganda, the stakes being both military and economic.
If energy is the lifeblood of economic development, Africa does not fall short in potential. Yet, managing energy consumption is also the bone of contention in discussions on the steps to take to face the reality of climate change.
Ten years after the start of the Malian crisis, political and security instability in the Sahel have changed in scale and nature, and spilled over across national frontiers. The border region between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger has become the new epicentre of insecurity. The comeback of military actors on the political scene, and the support provided by large parts of the population to post-coup military juntas is evidence of poor governance and a severe deterioration in the legitimacy of elected authorities.
Ridimensionamento della presenza militare in Iraq e Afghanistan in favore di nuove missioni in Africa, in particolare nel Sahel. Questa è la rotta tracciata dal Parlamento italiano il 17 gennaio. Nonostante le Camere sciolte il nostro governo ha “urgentemente” approvato il dispiegamento di truppe in Niger, Libia, Tunisia, Marocco e Repubblica Centroafricana per un totale di oltre 83 milioni di euro per il 2018 (di cui 65 fra Niger e Libia).
Le relazioni tra Repubblica Democratica del Congo (RDC) e Ruanda sono in una fase di costante deterioramento dallo scorso giugno. Al centro del nuovo conflitto nell'est della RDC c'è la rivalità di lunga data tra Ruanda e Uganda, la cui posta in gioco è sia militare che economica.
COPrire i costi
Si è chiuso domenica a Sharm el-Sheykh il sipario su COP27. Dopo quasi 40 ore di trattative “straordinarie” rispetto la scadenza di venerdì notte, i partecipanti hanno raggiunto nella dichiarazione finale un’intesa incentrata sulla creazione di un fondo “loss and damage” a sostegno dei paesi più vulnerabili colpiti da disastri legati al clima.
Lo scorso 2 ottobre, il colonnello Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, capo di stato ad interim del Burkina Faso, ha rassegnato le dimissioni dalla presidenza del Mouvement patriotique pour la sauvegarde et la restauration (MPSR). Pochi giorni prima, un nuovo colpo di stato aveva visto l’ascesa sulla scena pubblica del capitano Ibrahim Traoré, giovane ufficiale dell’esercito burkinabé alla guida di un gruppo di militari decisi a imprimere una nuova traiettoria al corso politico del paese.
Unlike with violent upheavals and wars that have recently shaken the broader Middle East and North African region, in Mali, the West—specifically Europe led by France—decided to mitigate the crisis through a long-term military engagement, though not as extensive as in Afghanistan or Iraq. European intervention in the Sahel became sort of the laboratory for a joint EU military culture before Russians contributed to the erosion of this exercise.
As the effects of Covid-19 faded away, economic recovery started to kick-off. However, the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war and the severe drought affecting the Horn of Africa disrupted the momentum. After a 4.7 percent rebound in the growth rate in 2021, sub-Saharan Africa is expected to slow down to 3.6 percent in 2022 and 3.7 percent in 2023.
Over the past 10 years, much has been said about Russia’s interventions in conflicts in the wide region stretching from the Middle East to central Africa, encompassing North Africa and the Sahel.1 These have been described as endeavors of the Russian Federation
The region encompassing the Middle East, North Africa, and the Sahel is studded with complex and multi-layered conflicts in which local and international dynamics interact. While this may sound like a simple truth, it has important implications for conflict management. Across the region, few wars are strictly intra-state conflicts or are internally solvable. Countries of the region have witnessed countless attempts to deal with, manage, and resolve conflicts by various actors that have registered mixed fortunes.
At the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Paris in December 2015 (COP21), 195 countries adopted the Paris Agreement – the first universal and legally binding global climate agreement.