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UN General Assembly Backs New World Map Showing Africa’s True Size: Why Representation Matters

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UN General Assembly Backs New World Map Showing Africa’s True Size: Why Representation Matters

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Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Egypt to Deepen Strategic Cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Egypt to Deepen Strategic Cooperation September 5, 2026

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UN General Assembly Backs New World Map Showing Africa’s True Size: Why Representation Matters

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UN General Assembly Backs New World Map Showing Africa’s True Size: Why Representation Matters

Africa’s true size is gaining formal recognition at the United Nations after the General Assembly overwhelmingly backed an African-led initiative calling for fairer and more accurate world…

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South Africa Mining Project September 5, 2026

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Africa’s New Strategic Geography: Red Sea Competition and Continental Power

Africa’s New Strategic Geography: Red Sea Competition and Continental Power September 4, 2026

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Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Egypt to Deepen Strategic Cooperation

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Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Egypt to Deepen Strategic Cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping began a two-day state visit to Egypt on September 1, 2026, as Cairo and Beijing seek to deepen their strategic partnership amid growing…

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Africa’s New Strategic Geography: Red Sea Competition and Continental Power

Africa’s New Strategic Geography: Red Sea Competition and Continental Power September 4, 2026

Sahel Security After ECOWAS Realignment

Sahel Security After ECOWAS Realignment September 1, 2026

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Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Egypt to Deepen Strategic Cooperation

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Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Egypt to Deepen Strategic Cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping began a two-day state visit to Egypt on September 1, 2026, as Cairo and Beijing seek to deepen their strategic partnership amid growing…

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Africa’s New Strategic Geography: Red Sea Competition and Continental Power

Africa’s New Strategic Geography: Red Sea Competition and Continental Power September 4, 2026

Africa’s New Strategic Geography: Red Sea Competition and Continental Power

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Africa’s New Strategic Geography: Red Sea Competition and Continental Power

Why maritime competition is reshaping Africa’s strategic map.

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Sahel Security After ECOWAS Realignment

Sahel Security After ECOWAS Realignment September 1, 2026

UN General Assembly Backs New World Map Showing Africa’s True Size: Why Representation Matters

UN General Assembly Backs New World Map Showing Africa’s True Size: Why Representation Matters September 5, 2026

Independent research for informed African strategy.

Africa’s New Strategic Geography: Red Sea Competition and Continental Power

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Africa’s New Strategic Geography: Red Sea Competition and Continental Power

Why maritime competition is reshaping Africa’s strategic map.

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Sahel Security After ECOWAS Realignment

Sahel Security After ECOWAS Realignment September 1, 2026

Sahel Security After ECOWAS Realignment

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Sahel Security After ECOWAS Realignment

Regional security cooperation is entering a more fragmented phase.

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UN General Assembly Backs New World Map Showing Africa’s True Size: Why Representation Matters

UN General Assembly Backs New World Map Showing Africa’s True Size: Why Representation Matters September 5, 2026

South Africa Mining Project

South Africa Mining Project September 5, 2026

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Sahel Security After ECOWAS Realignment

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Sahel Security After ECOWAS Realignment

Regional security cooperation is entering a more fragmented phase.

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UN General Assembly Backs New World Map Showing Africa’s True Size: Why Representation Matters

UN General Assembly Backs New World Map Showing Africa’s True Size: Why Representation Matters September 5, 2026

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