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Nigeria, Libya, DRC…Top elections to watch in Africa in 2023

Africa is a big continent with 54 countries. Thus it should come as no surprise that there are many elections to watch in 2023 with many elections expected to be very competitive…

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North Africa As A ‘Perfect’ Microcosm Of The Global Effects of Russia Ukraine War

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is worsening a food crisis in the North African region, as Ukraine and Russia are leading exporters of agricultural products to North Africa, while also forcing countries to do a geopolitical dance to avoid picking a side, especially when the countries have military and diplomatic ties to either Russia or the US or sometimes both countries. The conflict also presents opportunities for exporters who can fill gaps in the global supply chain, in particular energy…but then again, those gaps are the result of both economic and political challenges with the political challenges never being so simple to solve.

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Kenya, Libya, Angola: Top Election in Africa To Watch Out For In 2022

Elections across Africa in 2021 began with a bang and ended with surprises: from military coups, to complaints of rigging, to stable leaders. What will 2022 bring?

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The Top Five Most Important African Elections to Watch in 2021

There are many elections in Africa in 2021, but they won’t all be competitive. Some of the countries on the calendar, like Benin, Chad, and the Republic of the Congo, have very strongly entrenched incumbents. The 2021 election calendar in Africa, in comparison to 2020, however, will have many international observers from afar and maybe on the ground, as in Libya…

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Africa and the Middle East: Proxy wars or economic partnerships

Many observers go as far criticising many Arab states for building asymmetrical relationships, where African states are acting on behalf of Arab states simply for large sums of cash. There is some truth in that thinking. But the reality is that policy-makers in African countries have to make their own policy decisions and govern their own borders…

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