Africa

African institutions, African decisions and African consequences. Coverage focuses on the continent's own political dynamics — coups, regional organisations, sovereignty disputes and economic agency — rather than treating Africa as a backdrop for outside powers' ambitions.

The Bet That Didn't Pay Off

Mali’s military junta expelled French forces, invited Wagner in and declared a new era of sovereignty. The Bamako attack this week killed dozens in the capital. The junta bet that Russian mercenaries would deliver security where French forces had failed. The bet has not paid off.

By Sunny Peter

/ 27 Apr 2026

The Right Words, the Wrong Room

Pope Leo delivered a powerful address condemning resource exploitation in Equatorial Guinea — a country whose president, Teodoro Obiang, has ruled for 46 years and whose family has looted its oil wealth with impunity. The words were right. The room was completely wrong.

By Sunny Peter

/ 24 Apr 2026

Sudan After al-Fashir: The Logic of Partition

Al-Fashir has fallen. The Rapid Support Forces now control most of Darfur. What is emerging in Sudan is not chaos — it is a logic. The country is being divided into spheres of control by armed actors with foreign backers. Partition is rarely declared. It is simply allowed to happen.

By Sunny Peter

/ 7 Nov 2025

Sudan After al-Fashir: The Logic of Partition