For decades, Africa has been presented by global powers as a continent of partnership, development and economic opportunity. Yet beneath the language of investment, trade and cooperation lies a deeper geopolitical competition driven by one of the world’s most valuable assets: Africa’s

Iran and Iraq have signed a series of wide-ranging agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation across key sectors, underscoring both countries’ determination to deepen economic integration, enhance regional security and reinforce one of the Middle East’s most significant strategic relationships. The agreements

The United States has reaffirmed its opposition to the International Criminal Court’s authority over Israel, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio declaring that Washington will not enforce the ICC’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, further deepening a diplomatic standoff

The future of the International Criminal Court’s suspended Chief Prosecutor, Karim Khan, hangs in the balance on Friday as the court’s 125 member states convene at United Nations headquarters in New York for a confidential vote that could remove him from office

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a major diplomatic challenge as France attempts to rebuild its relationship with Africa after years of declining influence, rising anti-French sentiment and growing competition from global powers seeking a stronger presence on the continent. Macron’s renewed

As global powers intensify competition for influence across Africa, governments on the continent are increasingly transforming that rivalry into an opportunity to advance their own economic and strategic interests, signalling a significant shift in Africa’s role within international diplomacy. The renewed diplomatic

French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing for a high-profile tour of West Africa later this year, a diplomatic mission widely viewed as France’s most significant effort yet to rebuild its influence across a continent where its political, military and economic standing has

Every harvest season, containers filled with coffee beans leave East Africa for processing plants overseas. Every day, ships carry cocoa from West Africa to chocolate factories in Europe. Copper, cotton, leather, crude oil and countless other commodities follow similar routes, crossing oceans