By Doğan Duyar / Algeria From China-bis to Asia-bis: Rise of the geopolitical importance of Africa in the world 1. Alongside Asia, the African continent is the new center of gravity of our world with its growing population, demands and rich resources waiting to be put into use. According to projections, in 2100, the African continent will host 40% of ...
The White House has appointed a new Special Advisor for Africa Strategy at the National Security Council. Judd Devermont started the work in early October. He is expected to draw a new Africa strategy for the Biden Administration. Devermont is not new to the White House. After having started in the State Department in 2001, he worked as foreign policy ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Sochi, Russia, on September 29. The meeting of the leaders lasted almost three hours and was productive. This is the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of Russia and Turkey in a long time, due to coronavirus restrictions. The extreme importance of these talks for both leaders is ...
When the French cinema historian Georges Sadoul said, “After the invention of the cinema, in 1960, there is to my knowledge not a single true feature length African film production – acted, photographed, written, conceived, edited, etc. by Africans and in an African language.” This had been said almost 65 years after the beginning of the history of the seventh ...
By Caner Karavit Caner Karavit is professor of art in Istanbul’s Mimar Sinan University, teaching in the fundamental art education department. Karavit has published several articles in Turkish and international media, while also working as an artist and realizing several national and international exhibitions. Between 2013 and 2015, Karavit has stayed in China to pursue theoretical and practical strudies on ...
Africa is witnessing several coup d’etats, the rising threat of terror and the decline of US and French imperialism on the one side, rising economic and political activities of new powers such as China, Russia and Turkey on the other. We interviewed Chris Matlhako, 2nd Deputy Secretary General of the South African Communist Party, governing the country in the Tripartite ...
A security crisis is unfolding in Mali, one of France’s former colonies in Africa. According to Anadolu news agency, five Malian soldiers were killed Sunday in an ambush by terrorists against a Malian army patrol at Manidjè in the commune of Kolongo (Macina Circle), in the center of the country. Ambushes and attacks with explosive devices happen all the time ...
For almost a century and a half France maintained a substantial colonial empire in Africa, stretching from the Maghreb through the Western and Central sub-Saharan regions. Though direct rule ended in the early 1960’s, French influence over its former possessions continued. Through political, economic, and cultural connections, France has attempted to maintain a hegemonic foothold in Francophone Africa, both to ...
By Orçun Göktürk / Editor of international news, Aydinlik Newspaper In July 2014, the Former American President Barack Obama held the first “US-African Summit” in the entire US history. At the summit, where 50 countries participated, Obama declared his intentions stating “The African nations must make sure that their mineral resources do not end up in Shanghai port”. One year ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen The Atlantic Camp or in other word the West led by the US imperialism is crushing down. Since the 2000s, a new civilization is being born, rising up from Asia and led by China. Humanity is witnessing the rise of a new world. Countries that have imperial heritage and tradition, such as China, Russia and Turkey, ...