The African chessboard.
Sahel, Russia-Africa: Tensions, Reconnections and New Balances.
In this issue of L'ÉThe African Chessboard, Professor Franklin Niamsey unpacks three central questions running through current African geopolitics.
Rising tensions between Chad and Niger with accusations of drone strikes, denials, threats of prosecution and questions about the role of outside forces. Can these two brother countries in the Sahel afford the luxury of a military conflict?
The change in Algeria's geopolitical doctrine: After decades of non-intervention, Algeria now authorizes its military to intervene beyond its borders to protect its strategic interests and fight terrorism on its southern borders. Does this turning point herald victory against terrorist groups and their supporters?
What is the geopolitical significance of the third Russia-Africa summit taking place in Moscow? Security, defense, economic cooperation, technology transfer and cultural exchange: what are the challenges and what are the prospects for the multipolar world?
RT in French dare to ask.