WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - The United States is rapidly losing influence across Africa and its military footprint on the continent is shrinking following the announcements of troop withdrawals from Niger and Chad that could serve as a catalyst for...
Chad, Niger, and other countries throughout the continent are increasingly questioning and rejecting the influence of Europe and the United States.
Last week, Congressman Matt Gaetz grilled General Michael Langley, who heads the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) about African soldiers who were trained by the US military and went on to pull off coups. Langley insisted only a minute number of...
In November 2022, the government of Ethiopia and rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a peace agreement that ended a two-year-long armed conflict in the Tigray region in the north of the country. The conflict saw,...
The US House of Representatives approved a “Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act” in mid-2022, paving the way for the US administration to punish African governments for maintaining ties with Russia. US lawmakers claimed that...
US President Joe Biden has invited the leaders of 49 African countries and the African Union (AU) to Washington for the US-Africa Leaders summit. The gathering, which will be held from 13 to 15 December, will cover a wide range of global and...
