Geopolitics

African geopolitics: trade agreements, regional security, international partnerships, diplomatic developments, and geopolitical shifts affecting African business and investment.

Bolloré faces corruption trial over Togo port

French billionaire Vincent Bolloré faces a December 2026 criminal trial over allegations that his group bribed West African presidents through…

Nigeria and UK sign three migration MoUs

Nigeria and the UK signed three agreements on migration, border security and business visas on the second day of President…

Belgium to try a man for killing Lumumba

A Brussels court has ordered former diplomat Étienne Davignon, 93, to stand trial for war crimes connected to the 1961…

Uganda freezes civil society accounts again

Uganda's FIA has frozen the bank accounts of several NGOs including Chapter Four Uganda and the Centre for Constitutional Governance,…

Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…