Following his last speech on the new axes of France's African policy, Emmanuel Macron visits four Central African countries: Gabon, Angola, Congo, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a context of regional instability and rising anti-French sentiment, the President discusses new forms of partnership with his African counterparts.
The economic, social, and political changes facing sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) reveal many challenges: urban transition, energy and security issues, democratic developments, and the African policies of SSA's main partners are among the issues closely followed by Ifri researchers.
During his term in office (2012-2020), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought to demonstrate Japan's high level of interest in Africa, including by pledging a total of $ 60 billion in financial support at the 2013 and 2016 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) summits and...
The COVID-19 pandemic has struck Africa less than expected.
Since he came to power in 2009, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not made Israeli-African relations a priority in his foreign policy.
Affordable and reliable electricity access is a prerequisite for the economic development of sub-Saharan Africa.
The Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC), an Indian-Japanese collaborative vision regarding development, connectivity and cooperation between Asia and Africa, was announced in 2017.
Since 2014, Russia has notably intensified its policies in Africa, joining the race for local markets and opportunities presented by the rapidly growing and transforming continent.
RAMSES 2021. At the Edge?, written by Ifri's research team and external experts, offers an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of geopolitics in today’s world.
The vast gas discoveries in Mozambique, some 160 trillion cubic feet (4,530 billion cubic meters), will make this very poor country (6th lowest gross national income (GNI) per capita – the lowest in Africa) one of the world’s future major producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) within two...
France is one of the few nations in the world to benefit from a permanent global military presence. With more than 10,000 military personnel from all three services, deployed across the five continents and the three main oceanic basins, it benefits from the second largest network of...
Until recently, Saudi Arabia was the country out of the Gulf countries that had the greatest number of diplomatic missions in Africa (27[1]).
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