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Research and policy advice on the effects of megatrends in Africa. We are a joint project by Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Kiel Institute).
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Assessing 25 Years of Partnership between the AU and EU: No More Business as Usual
Ahead of the African Union–European Union Summit on 24–25 November in Angola, Senegalese lawyer Ibrahima Kane reflects on Europe’s fading moral...
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25 Years of Partnership between the #AU and #EU: Why respectful communication matters.
In this interview, Senegalese lawyer Ibrahima Kane outlines Africa’s priorities for the upcoming #AUEU25 Summit and reminds us that how we talk is as vital as what we negotiate.
Read more, here: t1p.de/a1u6j
In this interview, Senegalese lawyer Ibrahima Kane outlines Africa’s priorities for the upcoming #AUEU25 Summit and reminds us that how we talk is as vital as what we negotiate.
Read more, here: t1p.de/a1u6j
As the US and France scaled back counterterrorism efforts in #Africa, the UAE, Russia and Turkey expanded their military #interventions in the continent's #conflicts, deploying more forces each year since 2018, to countries like Mali, Somalia, and Sudan.
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
As the US and France scaled back counterterrorism efforts in #Africa, the UAE, Russia and Turkey expanded their military #interventions in the continent's #conflicts, deploying more forces each year since 2018, to countries like Mali, Somalia, and Sudan.
South Africa advocates for #debt sustainability for low-income countries at the upcoming #G20 summit on 22–23 November.
Earlier this year, our @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social examined what the #AU could achieve in the negotiations. Read her analysis here: www.megatrends-afrika.de/en/publicati...
Earlier this year, our @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social examined what the #AU could achieve in the negotiations. Read her analysis here: www.megatrends-afrika.de/en/publicati...
G20 Debt Negotiations: What Can the African Union Achieve?
Public debt is rising globally and several countries in Africa are facing debt distress. To advance African priorities during the South African...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
South Africa advocates for #debt sustainability for low-income countries at the upcoming #G20 summit on 22–23 November.
Earlier this year, our @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social examined what the #AU could achieve in the negotiations. Read her analysis here: www.megatrends-afrika.de/en/publicati...
Earlier this year, our @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social examined what the #AU could achieve in the negotiations. Read her analysis here: www.megatrends-afrika.de/en/publicati...
#UN peacekeeping resources in #Africa have declined sharply since the 2014–15 peak. Uniformed #personnel dropped by nearly two-thirds, and the annual #budget was cut by more than half.
Read more on the shifting landscape of foreign intervention in Africa, here: t1p.de/vrprt
Read more on the shifting landscape of foreign intervention in Africa, here: t1p.de/vrprt
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
#UN peacekeeping resources in #Africa have declined sharply since the 2014–15 peak. Uniformed #personnel dropped by nearly two-thirds, and the annual #budget was cut by more than half.
Read more on the shifting landscape of foreign intervention in Africa, here: t1p.de/vrprt
Read more on the shifting landscape of foreign intervention in Africa, here: t1p.de/vrprt
25 Years of Partnership between the #AU and #EU: Why respectful communication matters.
In this interview, Senegalese lawyer Ibrahima Kane outlines Africa’s priorities for the upcoming #AUEU25 Summit and reminds us that how we talk is as vital as what we negotiate.
Read more, here: t1p.de/a1u6j
In this interview, Senegalese lawyer Ibrahima Kane outlines Africa’s priorities for the upcoming #AUEU25 Summit and reminds us that how we talk is as vital as what we negotiate.
Read more, here: t1p.de/a1u6j
Assessing 25 Years of Partnership between the AU and EU: No More Business as Usual
Ahead of the African Union–European Union Summit on 24–25 November in Angola, Senegalese lawyer Ibrahima Kane reflects on Europe’s fading moral...
www.megatrends-afrika.de
November 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
25 Years of Partnership between the #AU and #EU: Why respectful communication matters.
In this interview, Senegalese lawyer Ibrahima Kane outlines Africa’s priorities for the upcoming #AUEU25 Summit and reminds us that how we talk is as vital as what we negotiate.
Read more, here: t1p.de/a1u6j
In this interview, Senegalese lawyer Ibrahima Kane outlines Africa’s priorities for the upcoming #AUEU25 Summit and reminds us that how we talk is as vital as what we negotiate.
Read more, here: t1p.de/a1u6j
Africa’s conflicts reflect a new era of #multipolarity:
UN #peacekeeping, Western-led #counterterrorism and EU #training decline since the mid-2000s, while Russia, Turkey and the UAE increasingly engage through #mercenaries, #drones and #military aid.
Read more, here: t1p.de/vrprt
UN #peacekeeping, Western-led #counterterrorism and EU #training decline since the mid-2000s, while Russia, Turkey and the UAE increasingly engage through #mercenaries, #drones and #military aid.
Read more, here: t1p.de/vrprt
The Changing Face of Foreign Intervention in African Conflicts
This spotlight examines how security partnerships have evolved amid a new multipolarity, illustrating shifts in external intervention in...
www.megatrends-afrika.de
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Africa’s conflicts reflect a new era of #multipolarity:
UN #peacekeeping, Western-led #counterterrorism and EU #training decline since the mid-2000s, while Russia, Turkey and the UAE increasingly engage through #mercenaries, #drones and #military aid.
Read more, here: t1p.de/vrprt
UN #peacekeeping, Western-led #counterterrorism and EU #training decline since the mid-2000s, while Russia, Turkey and the UAE increasingly engage through #mercenaries, #drones and #military aid.
Read more, here: t1p.de/vrprt
25 Years of Partnership between the #AU and #EU:
How can we strengthen peace and security?
@julianbergmann.bsky.social calls for closer cooperation in conflict prevention, peace mediation, and cyber resilience ahead of the #AUEU25 summit.
🔍 Read more in his spotlight: t1p.de/f0bsl
How can we strengthen peace and security?
@julianbergmann.bsky.social calls for closer cooperation in conflict prevention, peace mediation, and cyber resilience ahead of the #AUEU25 summit.
🔍 Read more in his spotlight: t1p.de/f0bsl
Assessing 25 Years of Partnership between Africa and Europe: Closer Cooperation in Peace and Security
At the seventh AU-EU summit, the focus in the area of peace and security should be on crisis prevention and mediation, cybersecurity, the...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
25 Years of Partnership between the #AU and #EU:
How can we strengthen peace and security?
@julianbergmann.bsky.social calls for closer cooperation in conflict prevention, peace mediation, and cyber resilience ahead of the #AUEU25 summit.
🔍 Read more in his spotlight: t1p.de/f0bsl
How can we strengthen peace and security?
@julianbergmann.bsky.social calls for closer cooperation in conflict prevention, peace mediation, and cyber resilience ahead of the #AUEU25 summit.
🔍 Read more in his spotlight: t1p.de/f0bsl
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What’s driving the identity-based atrocities in #Darfur?
A feeling of revenge, existential fear and a racist ideology of Arab supremacy seen two decades ago. The RSF continue, or even complete that genocidal project now, I tell DW (in English) #Sudan
m.youtube.com/watch?v=R0iz... (from 16:10)
A feeling of revenge, existential fear and a racist ideology of Arab supremacy seen two decades ago. The RSF continue, or even complete that genocidal project now, I tell DW (in English) #Sudan
m.youtube.com/watch?v=R0iz... (from 16:10)
Why Sudan could be at risk of full scale famine | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
What’s driving the identity-based atrocities in #Darfur?
A feeling of revenge, existential fear and a racist ideology of Arab supremacy seen two decades ago. The RSF continue, or even complete that genocidal project now, I tell DW (in English) #Sudan
m.youtube.com/watch?v=R0iz... (from 16:10)
A feeling of revenge, existential fear and a racist ideology of Arab supremacy seen two decades ago. The RSF continue, or even complete that genocidal project now, I tell DW (in English) #Sudan
m.youtube.com/watch?v=R0iz... (from 16:10)
Friday Read 📘
Today: "Sudan Is in Free Fall" by Eric A. Friedman, Suad Abdel aziz, and John Prendergast in The New York Times explaining who needs to apply pressure on the UAE, the primary backer of the RSF's war machine.
🔗 nytimes.com/2025/11/06/opinion/sudan-darfur-el-fasher-uae.html
Today: "Sudan Is in Free Fall" by Eric A. Friedman, Suad Abdel aziz, and John Prendergast in The New York Times explaining who needs to apply pressure on the UAE, the primary backer of the RSF's war machine.
🔗 nytimes.com/2025/11/06/opinion/sudan-darfur-el-fasher-uae.html
Opinion | Sudan Is in Free Fall
nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Friday Read 📘
Today: "Sudan Is in Free Fall" by Eric A. Friedman, Suad Abdel aziz, and John Prendergast in The New York Times explaining who needs to apply pressure on the UAE, the primary backer of the RSF's war machine.
🔗 nytimes.com/2025/11/06/opinion/sudan-darfur-el-fasher-uae.html
Today: "Sudan Is in Free Fall" by Eric A. Friedman, Suad Abdel aziz, and John Prendergast in The New York Times explaining who needs to apply pressure on the UAE, the primary backer of the RSF's war machine.
🔗 nytimes.com/2025/11/06/opinion/sudan-darfur-el-fasher-uae.html
🎙️ Podcast Alert 🎙️
Tune in to the podcast with @denistull.bsky.social and @ltschoerner.bsky.social for insights on the latest developments in the Sahel region, and to find out why and how the EU should re-engage.
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
Tune in to the podcast with @denistull.bsky.social and @ltschoerner.bsky.social for insights on the latest developments in the Sahel region, and to find out why and how the EU should re-engage.
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🎙️ Podcast Alert 🎙️
Tune in to the podcast with @denistull.bsky.social and @ltschoerner.bsky.social for insights on the latest developments in the Sahel region, and to find out why and how the EU should re-engage.
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
Tune in to the podcast with @denistull.bsky.social and @ltschoerner.bsky.social for insights on the latest developments in the Sahel region, and to find out why and how the EU should re-engage.
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
From coal to clean #energy: can South Africa 🇿🇦 produce solar panels and wind turbines locally, creating jobs and advancing #decarbonization?
@phemelo-tamasiga.bsky.social and Lebogang Mateane discuss what it takes to overcome market barriers for a just energy transition.
📃 t1p.de/mppp9
@phemelo-tamasiga.bsky.social and Lebogang Mateane discuss what it takes to overcome market barriers for a just energy transition.
📃 t1p.de/mppp9
Building Domestic Capacity: Localization Strategies for South Africa's Renewable Energy Sector
South Africa’s energy transition balances decarbonization and energy security. To make it truly just, reforms in procurement, finance, and...
t1p.de
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
From coal to clean #energy: can South Africa 🇿🇦 produce solar panels and wind turbines locally, creating jobs and advancing #decarbonization?
@phemelo-tamasiga.bsky.social and Lebogang Mateane discuss what it takes to overcome market barriers for a just energy transition.
📃 t1p.de/mppp9
@phemelo-tamasiga.bsky.social and Lebogang Mateane discuss what it takes to overcome market barriers for a just energy transition.
📃 t1p.de/mppp9
Africa’s #conflicts reflect a new era of #multipolarity:
UN peacekeeping, Western-led counterterrorism and EU training decline since the mid-2000s, while Russia, Turkey and the UAE increasingly engage through mercenaries, drones and military aid.
Read more in our spotlight 📃 t1p.de/83zfu
UN peacekeeping, Western-led counterterrorism and EU training decline since the mid-2000s, while Russia, Turkey and the UAE increasingly engage through mercenaries, drones and military aid.
Read more in our spotlight 📃 t1p.de/83zfu
The Changing Face of Foreign Intervention in African Conflicts
This spotlight examines how security partnerships have evolved amid a new multipolarity, illustrating shifts in external intervention in...
www.megatrends-afrika.de
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Africa’s #conflicts reflect a new era of #multipolarity:
UN peacekeeping, Western-led counterterrorism and EU training decline since the mid-2000s, while Russia, Turkey and the UAE increasingly engage through mercenaries, drones and military aid.
Read more in our spotlight 📃 t1p.de/83zfu
UN peacekeeping, Western-led counterterrorism and EU training decline since the mid-2000s, while Russia, Turkey and the UAE increasingly engage through mercenaries, drones and military aid.
Read more in our spotlight 📃 t1p.de/83zfu
In just three weeks, #Madagascar’s #GenZ protesters ousted former president #Rajoelina.⚡
In this Spotlight, @indianoceanist.bsky.social explores the drivers and digital strategies behind this leaderless movement and what it implies for the future of democracy in Africa.
👀 t1p.de/fnhfp
In this Spotlight, @indianoceanist.bsky.social explores the drivers and digital strategies behind this leaderless movement and what it implies for the future of democracy in Africa.
👀 t1p.de/fnhfp
Gen Z, Digital Activism, and Regime Change in Madagascar
In this Spotlight Xuefei Shi describes how digital strategies and online coordination enabled young activists in Madagascar to topple a regime...
t1p.de
October 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In just three weeks, #Madagascar’s #GenZ protesters ousted former president #Rajoelina.⚡
In this Spotlight, @indianoceanist.bsky.social explores the drivers and digital strategies behind this leaderless movement and what it implies for the future of democracy in Africa.
👀 t1p.de/fnhfp
In this Spotlight, @indianoceanist.bsky.social explores the drivers and digital strategies behind this leaderless movement and what it implies for the future of democracy in Africa.
👀 t1p.de/fnhfp
🚨 Huge news from The Hague: The #ICJ declared #climate #justice a legal duty.
This means states that fail to cut emissions may face legal consequences. @phemelo-tamasiga.bsky.social and Helen Onyeaka show how this empowers Africa to demand action and accountability.
👉 t1p.de/pv9ty
This means states that fail to cut emissions may face legal consequences. @phemelo-tamasiga.bsky.social and Helen Onyeaka show how this empowers Africa to demand action and accountability.
👉 t1p.de/pv9ty
From Principle to Obligation: ICJ’s Opinion on Climate Change and Implications for African Countries
The recent advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice makes climate justice a legal duty, empowering African countries to demand...
t1p.de
October 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🚨 Huge news from The Hague: The #ICJ declared #climate #justice a legal duty.
This means states that fail to cut emissions may face legal consequences. @phemelo-tamasiga.bsky.social and Helen Onyeaka show how this empowers Africa to demand action and accountability.
👉 t1p.de/pv9ty
This means states that fail to cut emissions may face legal consequences. @phemelo-tamasiga.bsky.social and Helen Onyeaka show how this empowers Africa to demand action and accountability.
👉 t1p.de/pv9ty
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💡 Africa in a #MultipolarWorld – Opportunities and Challenges
At this year’s @megatrends-afrika.de Annual Conference, one key question guided the discussions: How do African states navigate and shape their agency in an increasingly multipolar world? Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
At this year’s @megatrends-afrika.de Annual Conference, one key question guided the discussions: How do African states navigate and shape their agency in an increasingly multipolar world? Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
October 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
💡 Africa in a #MultipolarWorld – Opportunities and Challenges
At this year’s @megatrends-afrika.de Annual Conference, one key question guided the discussions: How do African states navigate and shape their agency in an increasingly multipolar world? Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
At this year’s @megatrends-afrika.de Annual Conference, one key question guided the discussions: How do African states navigate and shape their agency in an increasingly multipolar world? Read more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Friday Read 📘
To send you into the weekend with something compelling.
Today: Anne Allmeling's (german) article on the Gen Z 121 protests in Morocco. The demonstrations, leaderless and digitally organized, began after a number of young mothers died from C-sections.
🔗 www.nzz.ch/internationa...
To send you into the weekend with something compelling.
Today: Anne Allmeling's (german) article on the Gen Z 121 protests in Morocco. The demonstrations, leaderless and digitally organized, began after a number of young mothers died from C-sections.
🔗 www.nzz.ch/internationa...
Proteste in Marokko: was die Generation Z antreibt und was sie fordert
Nach dem Tod von acht Frauen in einem Spital demonstrieren Jugendliche landesweit für bessere Bildung und ein zuverlässiges Gesundheitssystem. In einem Brief an den König fordern sie gar den Rücktritt...
www.nzz.ch
October 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Friday Read 📘
To send you into the weekend with something compelling.
Today: Anne Allmeling's (german) article on the Gen Z 121 protests in Morocco. The demonstrations, leaderless and digitally organized, began after a number of young mothers died from C-sections.
🔗 www.nzz.ch/internationa...
To send you into the weekend with something compelling.
Today: Anne Allmeling's (german) article on the Gen Z 121 protests in Morocco. The demonstrations, leaderless and digitally organized, began after a number of young mothers died from C-sections.
🔗 www.nzz.ch/internationa...
📢 New study alert!
Leverage and Limits: What African Actors Make of the New #Multipolarity explores how #Africa navigates a new world order.
18 authors, 8 chapters, and 1 deep dive into security, democracy, trade, infrastructure, minerals, digital policy and urban development. 🧵
Leverage and Limits: What African Actors Make of the New #Multipolarity explores how #Africa navigates a new world order.
18 authors, 8 chapters, and 1 deep dive into security, democracy, trade, infrastructure, minerals, digital policy and urban development. 🧵
October 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
📢 New study alert!
Leverage and Limits: What African Actors Make of the New #Multipolarity explores how #Africa navigates a new world order.
18 authors, 8 chapters, and 1 deep dive into security, democracy, trade, infrastructure, minerals, digital policy and urban development. 🧵
Leverage and Limits: What African Actors Make of the New #Multipolarity explores how #Africa navigates a new world order.
18 authors, 8 chapters, and 1 deep dive into security, democracy, trade, infrastructure, minerals, digital policy and urban development. 🧵
Is #multipolarity a curse or blessing for #Africa? 🌍
Our new study "Leverage and Limits: What African Actors Make of the New Multipolarity" finds answers in 7️⃣ policy fields, highlighting how African #agency is limited and enhanced through geopolitical competition and partnerships.
Out tomorrow!
Our new study "Leverage and Limits: What African Actors Make of the New Multipolarity" finds answers in 7️⃣ policy fields, highlighting how African #agency is limited and enhanced through geopolitical competition and partnerships.
Out tomorrow!
October 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Is #multipolarity a curse or blessing for #Africa? 🌍
Our new study "Leverage and Limits: What African Actors Make of the New Multipolarity" finds answers in 7️⃣ policy fields, highlighting how African #agency is limited and enhanced through geopolitical competition and partnerships.
Out tomorrow!
Our new study "Leverage and Limits: What African Actors Make of the New Multipolarity" finds answers in 7️⃣ policy fields, highlighting how African #agency is limited and enhanced through geopolitical competition and partnerships.
Out tomorrow!
🚨 Launching next week: “Leverage and Limits: What African Actors Make of the New #Multipolarity“. 🌍
18 authors, 8 chapters, and a deep dive how #Africa navigates a world of rising global #competition and multiple #partners.
Stay tuned!
18 authors, 8 chapters, and a deep dive how #Africa navigates a world of rising global #competition and multiple #partners.
Stay tuned!
October 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🚨 Launching next week: “Leverage and Limits: What African Actors Make of the New #Multipolarity“. 🌍
18 authors, 8 chapters, and a deep dive how #Africa navigates a world of rising global #competition and multiple #partners.
Stay tuned!
18 authors, 8 chapters, and a deep dive how #Africa navigates a world of rising global #competition and multiple #partners.
Stay tuned!
In #Nigeria 🇳🇬, efforts to #disarm, #rehabilitate and #reintegrate former Boko Haram members are meant to counter violent #extremism. Joshua Akintayo explains how agency rivalries over budgets and influence weaken efforts instead.
👉 Find his brief and policy recommendations, here: t1p.de/8fjmh
👉 Find his brief and policy recommendations, here: t1p.de/8fjmh
Fragmented Approaches, Missed Opportunities: Security Coordination Challenges in Nigeria’s DDRR Efforts
Disengagement, disassociation, reintegration, and reconciliation programmes are central to Nigeria’s counter-terrorism, but rivalries among...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In #Nigeria 🇳🇬, efforts to #disarm, #rehabilitate and #reintegrate former Boko Haram members are meant to counter violent #extremism. Joshua Akintayo explains how agency rivalries over budgets and influence weaken efforts instead.
👉 Find his brief and policy recommendations, here: t1p.de/8fjmh
👉 Find his brief and policy recommendations, here: t1p.de/8fjmh
Friday Read 📘
To send you into the weekend with something compelling.
Exactly two years after #Mali, #Burkina Faso and #Niger formed the Alliance of Sahel States, Maÿlis Dudouet unpacks the symbolic of the #AES #flag in The Africa Report.
🔗 www.theafricareport.com/390688/from-...
To send you into the weekend with something compelling.
Exactly two years after #Mali, #Burkina Faso and #Niger formed the Alliance of Sahel States, Maÿlis Dudouet unpacks the symbolic of the #AES #flag in The Africa Report.
🔗 www.theafricareport.com/390688/from-...
From Pan-Africanism to Sahel unity: What Africa’s flags reveal - The Africa Report.com
From anti-colonial resistance to new confederations, flags of African countries embody the ideals of independence. Our infographics trace what they symbolise, and how they have changed.
www.theafricareport.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🌍 The #AU is calling for a new world #map that shows Africa’s real size 👉 #CorrectTheMap campaign.
Ahead of the #EUAU summit, @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social explains how maps shape our view of the world and urges the European side to review its use of visualizations.
📃 t1p.de/6wka6
Ahead of the #EUAU summit, @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social explains how maps shape our view of the world and urges the European side to review its use of visualizations.
📃 t1p.de/6wka6
Africa’s Place on the World Map
World maps are not neutral and marginalize Africa, says the “Correct the Map” campaign. The European side should therefore review its map...
www.megatrends-afrika.de
September 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🌍 The #AU is calling for a new world #map that shows Africa’s real size 👉 #CorrectTheMap campaign.
Ahead of the #EUAU summit, @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social explains how maps shape our view of the world and urges the European side to review its use of visualizations.
📃 t1p.de/6wka6
Ahead of the #EUAU summit, @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social explains how maps shape our view of the world and urges the European side to review its use of visualizations.
📃 t1p.de/6wka6
Friday Read 📘
To send you into the weekend with something compelling.
Today: On #Ethiopia ’s #GERD dam, expected to double the country’s #electricity output, its financing and the 1959 #Nile Waters Agreement between Egypt and Sudan, written by Privilege Musvanhiri.
🔗 www.dw.com/en/deaths-do...
To send you into the weekend with something compelling.
Today: On #Ethiopia ’s #GERD dam, expected to double the country’s #electricity output, its financing and the 1959 #Nile Waters Agreement between Egypt and Sudan, written by Privilege Musvanhiri.
🔗 www.dw.com/en/deaths-do...
Deaths, dollars, disputes: Ethiopia's GERD mega dam – DW – 09/09/2025
Did 15,000 people die during GERD's construction? DW unpacks some key facts about Ethiopia's mega dam, including why Addis Ababa does not recognize the 1959 Nile Water treaty between Egypt and Sudan.
www.dw.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Friday Read 📘
To send you into the weekend with something compelling.
Today: On #Ethiopia ’s #GERD dam, expected to double the country’s #electricity output, its financing and the 1959 #Nile Waters Agreement between Egypt and Sudan, written by Privilege Musvanhiri.
🔗 www.dw.com/en/deaths-do...
To send you into the weekend with something compelling.
Today: On #Ethiopia ’s #GERD dam, expected to double the country’s #electricity output, its financing and the 1959 #Nile Waters Agreement between Egypt and Sudan, written by Privilege Musvanhiri.
🔗 www.dw.com/en/deaths-do...
By externalizing border control, the EU has helped #Libya to turn #migrants into cash, write wlacher.bsky.social and Jérôme Tubiana in Le Monde diplomatique. An analysis of how counter-migration became an attractive business model for Libyan #militias.
The EU’s push to curb Mediterranean crossings didn’t create Libya’s extortion economy, but has supercharged it, making migrants pawns in a lucrative game between the country’s rival governments.
By @wlacher.bsky.social
By @wlacher.bsky.social
The extortion state: how the EU helps Libya to turn migrants into cash
Subscribers // by Wolfram Lacher & Jérôme Tubiana (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, September 2025)
mondediplo.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
By externalizing border control, the EU has helped #Libya to turn #migrants into cash, write wlacher.bsky.social and Jérôme Tubiana in Le Monde diplomatique. An analysis of how counter-migration became an attractive business model for Libyan #militias.
We're delighted to welcome Dr Godfrey Maringira at @swp-berlin.org and in the #MegatrendsAfrika team! #ResearchFellowship #AfricanScholars
September 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We're delighted to welcome Dr Godfrey Maringira at @swp-berlin.org and in the #MegatrendsAfrika team! #ResearchFellowship #AfricanScholars
While the #AfricaClimateSummit is beginning today in Addis Ababa, our researchers have shared their insights on Just Energy Transition Partnerships #JETPs and climate collaboration in a multipolar world, drawing on examples from South Africa and Senegal. 🧵
September 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
While the #AfricaClimateSummit is beginning today in Addis Ababa, our researchers have shared their insights on Just Energy Transition Partnerships #JETPs and climate collaboration in a multipolar world, drawing on examples from South Africa and Senegal. 🧵