Joseph McCarthy: The Sahel is burning, and West Africa cannot look away
JNIM now strikes at capitals and governs territory, and the bet that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger placed on Russia ...
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Joseph McCarthy: The new face of influence in Africa
For years, the word disinformation conjured a familiar picture: troll farms, fake accounts and automated bots flooding the internet with ...
Joseph McCarthy: Africa forward: Is Europe finally learning to treat Africa as an equal partner?
For decades, Africa's summits with external powers have followed a familiar script. African leaders fly to Paris, Brussels, Washington, Beijing, ...
Joseph McCarthy: Captain Ibrahim Traoré: Democracy, not dictatorship, Is Africa’s safeguard against failure
When Captain Ibrahim Traoré declared that democracy is “not suited” for Africa, he was not making a philosophical argument. He ...
Joseph McCarthy: Africa and Russia’s quiet war for its mind
Russia’s growing footprint in Africa, particularly in the Sahel, is often framed as a strategic partnership. In reality, it is ...
Joseph McCarthy: Recruiting Africa’s youth: Russia and the burden of contradiction
The war in Ukraine has redrawn geopolitical lines across Europe. However, beyond the trenches and missile strikes lies a quieter, ...
Joseph McCarthy: Russia in Africa: Beyond rhetoric and reality checks
Is Russia’s partnership with Africa real or overstated? It is a question that deserves careful, dispassionate interrogation, especially at a ...
Joseph McCarthy: Merchants of death at our doorstep: Why Ghana must shield its youth from Russia’s war
Across Africa, a dangerous illusion is being sold, and our youths must be careful not to fall into the web. ...
