While working to expel Western forces that have previously been stationed in the country, Niger’s junta government has begun to form partnerships with Russia.
Part of the deal is to stem migration flows to Europe, but watchdog groups insist it overlooks the El-Sisi government’s record and breaches of human rights.
Cobalt is a key natural resource used to power electric vehicles, solar panels, and other purportedly “green” products. Around 90 percent of it originates from
ANC government warns Washington against punishing it for having good relations with totalitarian regimes, saying the U.S. needs South Africa’s minerals.
South Africans, desperate to emigrate because of crime, unemployment, and poor service delivery, are applying for asylum elsewhere, including the US and Europe.
China’s influence over the lives of Africa’s 1.5 billion people is now so broad it includes food production, resource mining, and military leadership schools.