Africa Political Monitor

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

Africa Political Monitor

Africa Political Monitor No. 56

September 17, 2025

An attempted coup in Mali;
A solar surge across Africa;
Israel, South Sudan in Gaza resettlement talks;
A push to recognize Somaliland;
An M23 massacre in Eastern DRC

Africa Political Monitor No. 55

August 12, 2025 Alexander Brown

DRC, M23 sign Qatar ceasefire;
Militants exploit Starlink in the Sahel;
Burkina Faso’s junta dissolves electoral commission;
U.S. suspends Sudan peace talks amid post-war power dispute;
Choppy diplomatic waters for Capetown

Africa Political Monitor No. 54

July 17, 2025 Alexander Brown

The DRC And Rwanda Strike A (Peace) Deal;
Islamist Rebels Kill 66 In Eastern Congo;
Trump Hosts West African Leaders...;
...As Ramaphosa Rejects His Tariff Threat;
Ethiopia Completes The GERD;
Now, Trouble In Togo

Africa Political Monitor No. 53

July 1, 2025 Alexander Brown

Trump imposes travel ban on African states;
Nigeria eyes border fencing to combat militants;
China deepens continental ties amid record trade;
Niger eyes French-operated uranium mine;
Nigeria, Brazil ink $1 billion deal to modernize agriculture;
Deadly clashes erupt in Kenya on anniversary of tax protests

Africa Political Monitor No. 52

June 17, 2025 Alexander 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