Geopolitics

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

Kenya’s Haiti bill: worth it?

Kenya's second police contingent has returned from Haiti after a mission that cost Sh4.5 billion in nine months, three lives,…

Iran’s yuan gambit just broke the oil market

Iran has told CNN it will allow oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz only if cargo is traded in…

Saudi Arabia wants South Africa’s best

Saudi Arabia posted 174 percent more job ads targeting South African professionals in 2025 than in 2024, driven by Vision…

Africa becomes Europe’s gas lifeline

The Strait of Hormuz closure and collapsing Russian supply have pushed Europe toward Africa's LNG and pipeline gas. Algeria, Nigeria,…

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…