The Tuareg factor in Burkina Faso has the least influence on organized terrorist activity compared to Mali and Niger. The Tuaregs are an ancient Berber people living primarily in the Sahel countries – Mali, Niger, northern Burkina Faso, and in parts of the Maghreb countries – southwestern Libya and southeastern Algeria. The Tuareg began a continuous migration to the southwest ...
On March 2, the Summit-level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to COVID-19 convened in Baku. The following representatives of state attended: Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Aymen Benabderrahmane, Prime Cabinet Secretary of Republic of Kenya Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi, Vice President of Tanzania Philip Isdor Mpango, Vice-President of the Republic of Cuba Salvador ...
Turkey continues to strengthen its position in Africa. The three-day visit of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboun to Turkey ended on May 16. The key moment of the official visit of the head of the North African state was the negotiations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the signing of many agreements: in the field of mining, education and culture, ...
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 ...