Russia has invaded Ukraine and they have been at war for many years. Russia is allied with Mali, and they have mercenaries and the Wagner Group in Mali to help support their military against rebels. It was reported that Ukraine was supplying drones to Tuareg rebels in Mali and gaining support from Kyiv. It is also said that they were… Read more »
The BRICS group is a political group between Brazil, India, China, South Africa, and five new members. They desire to reform institutions to be less of a western significance and help more developing countries. Founded in 2009, they sought out to coordinate economic policies, diplomatic policies, found institutions and reduce the dependence of the US dollar and influence. Many western… Read more »
The World Bank had previously said that sub saharan Africa’s economic growth rate was 3.4%, but they recently lowered it to 3% because of the war in Sudan and their economy. It should still stay above last year’s growth of 2.4% because of investments and consumption. Their next years growth is predicted at 3.9%, and moderating inflation will help it… Read more »
https://thediplomat.com/2024/09/china-africa-summit-2024-the-octopus-embrace/#:~:text=The%202024%20summit%20aimed%20to,community%20with%20a%20shared%20future. On September fourth, the China-Africa cooperation(FOCAC) summit held its ninth Forum. Africa and China have a complex relationship and in this summit they deepened their ties, made plans and more. They have a mutually benefited relationship where Africa gets help with debt relief, financing, and infrastructure development, while China gets to spread its influence across the globe and increase… Read more »
A group in the US House lawmakers wants to push to reauthorize a foreign bill that helps the state of African countries and prevents failures from happening. The Global Fragility Act (GFA) was passed under the Trump administration to intervene before states have troubles so that they don’t fail. This was to stabilize countries that were at-risk and unify foreign… Read more »
link-https://apnews.com/article/mali-explosions-training-camp-attack-472f06bd7d2d9d2913252e9787f276f9# For over a decade, Mali has fought in an insurgency by armed groups, some allied with al-Qaeda and the Islamic state group, who has attacked many other countries including the US. Attacks on northern and central Mali have been increasing, and extremist groups have been killing people in Mali for many years. To gain support for their military and… Read more »