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Somalia: Making the Most of the EU-Somalia Joint Roadmap

Posted by Aile Bjorn
February 21, 2024

The Somali government aims to “eliminate” Al-Shabaab by the year’s end, marking a crucial point in its sixteen-year war with the insurgency. In this...

Lobito Corridor given top priority in AfDB, EU infrastructure deal

Posted by Kaya Lundy
February 17, 2024

European Commission (EC) and the African Development Bank Group have formalised a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement to boost investments in infrastructure projects in...

Will the Third Time Be the Charm for Tajikistan’s Thwarted Power Transition?

Posted by Kaya Lundy
February 16, 2024

Infighting over the succession and growing frustration in the regions could shatter the stability that the Tajik president has been building for so many...

Italy’s Meloni opens Africa summit to unveil plan to boost development and curb migration

Posted by Liona Jensen
February 13, 2024

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni opened a summit of African leaders on Monday aimed at illustrating Italy’s big development plan for the continent that her...

Italy-Africa deal is ‘border control disguised as aid’, say rights groups

Posted by Inga Jotunn
February 11, 2024

Rights groups have warned that the new deal signed between Italy and African states is border control disguised as aid with questions being asked...

Is Italy’s $6bn plan for Africa just PR-friendly neocolonialism?

Posted by Haldis Gyda
February 9, 2024

The Mattei Plan was drawn up without any input from African leaders and is named after the controversial founder of Italy’s fossil fuels major...

Dream bigger: The next steps for Italy’s new Africa strategy

Posted by Kaethe Lis
February 5, 2024

This week, during the first ever Italy-Africa summit, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni presented Rome’s much anticipated new Africa strategy. While curbing irregular immigration is...