Search: Africa,African Union (8 materials)

Regionalism in Africa at the Present Stage

Forming a strategic partnership between Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali: prerequisites and outlook The foreign ministers of the three West African states—Olivia Rouamba (Burkina Faso), Morissanda Kouyaté (Guinea) and Abdoulaye Diop (Mali)—made a joint statement on February 9, 2023 during their meeting in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. The principal message of their statement ...

26.05.2023

When Africa Is Just Around the Corner

Russia’s Foreign Policy Aspirations on the Eve of the Summit On January 23, 2022, Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was embarking on a new tour of Africa. During the week, the high-ranking Russian delegation paid a visit to several countries on the continent: South Africa being the traditional “mainstay” of Russia’s foreign policy in Africa, the continent’s smallest kingdom of Eswatini, ...

02.02.2023

Africa-Russia+: Achievements, Problems, Prospects

RIAC and Africa Business Initiative Union Joint Report #53/2020 RIAC and Africa Business Initiative Union Joint Report #53/2020 Africa entered the 21st century with significant achievements and challenges relevant for both the development of the continent and ...

05.03.2020

Keeping Peace in Africa in the 21st Century

In the past 25 years, Africa has made great strides towards development and peace, but conflict is still present in many places on the continent REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Dmitry Borisov: A Difficult Peace: The UN and the Challenges of Modern Peacekeeping To avoid relapse into ...

17.03.2017

Africa: Obama’s Last Chance

During Barack Obama’s first presidential term, Africa was not among the U.S. foreign policy priorities. In spite of his African roots, America’s first black president, contrary to expectations, focused attention not on Africa but on tackling such problems as the U.S. economy, Iraq, Afghanistan ...

31.07.2015

United Africa?

From the OAU to the AU From the OAU to the AU The predecessor of the African Union has done much to eliminate the colonial and racist regimes on the continent, primarily through the Liberation Committee that rendered not only political but also practical support to national liberation movements waging armed struggles. ...

08.07.2014

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