DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 20 | UKRAINEAFRICA President Ruto agrees to host Ukraine 'grain hub' 26th September 2023 Tilting strongly to Kyiv, Nairobi cuts deal with Zelensky to counter Moscow's attempts to control grain trade Following meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa on the margins of the UN General Assembly last week, Kenyan President William Ruto... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 19 | RUSSIAAFRICA Kremlin ponders its post-Wagner options 21st September 2023 Moscow must dispose of the remnants of its most famous mercenary outfit and has some hard choices to make The crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin's jet on 25 August was both expected and full of surprises. It was expected because no one believed President Vladimir Putin would do business as usu... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 18 | AFRICACLIMATE CHANGE Who will fund the new fund? 7th September 2023 With two months until the November deadline set at last year's COP climate change summit for the 'loss and damage' fund compensating victims of climate change to be finalised, dele...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 16 | RUSSIAAFRICA Kremlin promises grain supplies ahead of St Petersburg summit 25th July 2023 Moscow's withdrawal from the Black Sea accord which facilitated supplies of Ukraine's grain angered African officials Russia's war on Ukraine will haunt its Africa summit in St Petersburg due to open on 27 July – due both to its withdrawal from the Black Sea grain pact which had shielded som... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 14 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Migration cash dominates vote for top EU jobs 3rd July 2023 Commission President Von der Leyen allies with Italy's Meloni on African 'Southern Partnership' scheme European officials have been mulling plans to spend over €10 billion (US$10.9bn) on migration control schemes with Libya, Tunisia and Egypt alongside their current accord with...
Vol 64 No 14 | RUSSIAAFRICA Prigozhin tests Putin with an African putsch 26th June 2023 Russia's mercenary chief was following Hemeti's playbook in Sudan – but his loss of nerve may have repercussions across Africa As Wagner's putsch led by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin unfolded in Russia on 23-24 June, many in Africa saw strong parallels with the bid for power launched by General Mohame...
Vol 64 No 13 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA How Brussels's green tax will hit Africa 12th June 2023 Europe's carbon levy has become law with African states in line to suffer collateral damage After two years of debate, the European Parliament has passed a carbon pricing mechanism which will apply to all countries trading with member states of the European Union (EU). It...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 13 | RUSSIAUKRAINEAFRICA Security row overshadows diplomatic outreach 21st June 2023 The ill-fated peace mission to Kyiv and Moscow could set the tone for the Africa summit in St Petersburg in July The African peace mission to Ukraine and Russia did not recover from a diplomatic row with Poland last Friday (16 June) after a delegation of guards and the media was stopped in Wa... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 13 | FRANCEAFRICA G20 slows reform ideas 23rd June 2023 Global leaders may publicly agree that an overhaul of the international financial system is overdue but don't expect a breakthrough at the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact to...
Vol 64 No 12 | UKRAINEAFRICA Grain-fed diplomacy 8th June 2023 Kyiv is stepping up its outreach to Africa, putting grain and national sovereignty at the heart of its argument Officials in Kyiv concede that, prior to Russia's invasion, their diplomatic outreach in Africa and the Global South had been very limited. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky a...