Africa Political Monitor

AFPC’s review of politics in both North and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa Political Monitor

Africa Political Monitor No. 52

June 17, 2025 Lilly HarveyAlexander Brown

Another Step Forward For Morocco In The Western Sahara; Islamist Attacks Threaten Mozambique’s Energy Plans; Amid U.S. Retraction, China Mirrors American Strategy; Ethiopia, Iran Expand Security Ties; Wagner WIthdraws From Mali; U.S. Mulls Somaliland Recognition For Base Access;

Africa Political Monitor No. 51

May 30, 2025 Lilly HarveyAlexander Brown

France and The Western Sahara;
Ghana Closes DC Embassy Amid Visa Fraud Scheme;
Trump To Host African Leaders, Pushes Commercial Diplomacy;
Uganda and Germany Are On The Outs;
Mali’s Junta Dissolves All Political Parties;
U.S. and DRC Near Minerals-For-Security Deal;
RSF in Retreat;
Trump Confronts Ramaphosa Over Claims of White Genocide…;
…And Deports Migrants to South Sudan in Defiance Of Court Order

Africa Political Monitor No. 50

May 12, 2025 Lilly HarveyMia Shaw

Sudan Paramilitary Forms Rival Government;
China, Kenya Upgrade Ties Amid Global Challenges;
Trump Administration Shutters Africa Infrastructure Agency;
Gabon’s Military Leader Secures Controversial Presidential Victory;
Congo, Rwanda Edge Toward Peace Deal

Africa Political Monitor No. 49

April 14, 2025 Lilly HarveyMia Shaw

Zimbabweans Protest Mnangagwa’s Presidency;
A Franco-Algerian Thaw;
The AEW Takes Aim At ECOWAS…;
…And Courts Moscow for Military Support;
France Seeks to Stabilize Egypt;
DRC Explores Minerals-For-Security Deal with U.S.;
Russia, China Expand Media Influence in Africa

Africa Political Monitor No. 48

March 26, 2025 Lilly HarveyMia Shaw

U.S. Expels South African Envoy;
Sanctions Prompt Rwanda to Sever Ties…;
…And Cause M23 Rebels to Withdraw From Peace Talks;
Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions Risk New Conflict;
Mali Withdraws From French Bloc;
Score One for The Sudanese Army