Browsing: EU

The Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 militia defied calls for a ceasefire from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame,…

Has the EU just sent a Trojan Horse to South Africa? An extra few billion dollars to roll out clean energy sounds brilliant. But Brussels’ recent…

On Monday, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels announced their withdrawal from peace talks with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, just a day before the two…

The Rapid Support Forces, a Sudanese paramilitary responsible for mass atrocities, has been a beneficiary of EU policies designed to keep African migrants out of Europe…

Beneath its polished rhetoric of ‘peace’ and ‘progress,’ the EU has spent decades ensuring that DR Congo’s vast resources fuel European industries, not African prosperity. It…

Grenada’s prime minister has urged the EU to make amends for the European slave trade – by apologising and paying reparations. The issue of what would…

Last week, left-wing Mexican politicians denounced Morocco as an unwelcome guest over its occupation of Western Sahara. Rachid Talbi El Alami, speaker of Morocco’s House of…

For Wednesday’s Wisdom this week, we remember the words of great Congolese pan-African revolutionary Patrice Lumumba (1925-61). They’re as relevant as ever, with his home country…

Outgoing US President Joe Biden’s visit this past week to the port city of Lobito in Angola has sparked debate on the 1,300-km, US-financed Lobito Corridor.…

Joe Biden is in Angola for his first-ever bilateral trip to Africa as US president. The two-day visit comes six weeks before he leaves the White…