Alafarika

Consultations, training, and studies on various fields, issues, and trends relating to Africa. In Arabic:
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A new era begins...

Welcome to Alafarika for Studies and Consultancy.

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Ghana-South Africa Relations: A Review of the Diplomatic Fallout Amid Ongoing Xenophobia.

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- Algerian voters head to polls amid candidate bans.
- Researchers launch first ebola treatment study in worsening Congo outbreak.

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Africa This Week (04/07/2026)

- AU convenes emergency meeting over US termination of AUSSOM funding.
- Nigeria inaugurates West Africa's largest lithium plant.
- Burkina Faso forces closure of UN human rights office.
- US begins partial troop withdrawal from Nigeria.

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- Zimbabwe parliament passes controversial term extension bill
- Malawi consults stakeholders on new anti-money laundering trusts law.
- ICC confirms move by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to quit court.
- United States and Tanzania signs $1.3 billion health pact.

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How Extremist Groups are Waging Economic Warfare in Mali

“Studies maintain that illicit economies play a critical role in the successful expansion of JNIM from its comfort zones in the north to the central and southern regions.”

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- Somali Deputy Prime Minister gets deported from Kenya over Passport Fraud Allegations.
- FATF Officially Removes Namibia and Algeria from Global Financial "Grey List".
- President Saïed Inaugurates Restored Museum of National Memory.

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Africa This Week (27/06/2026)

- ECOWAS Court Rules Togo's Constitutional Amendments Unconstitutional.
- Niger Formally Withdraws from International Criminal Court.
- Guinea-Conakry Bans Raw Gold Exports to Boost Local Refining.

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- Kenya Signs $1.2 Billion Deal with Chinese Firm for Airport Expansion.
- Nigerian Senate Passes Bill Establishing State Police Forces.
- Burkina Faso Formally Severs Diplomatic Ties with France.
- Ghana Mandates Large Miners to Sell 30% of Gold Output to State.

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The government has also set up various initiatives to promote sustainable agriculture and enhance agricultural research in the country.”

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Sustainable Agriculture in Uganda: Practices and Policies.

“Uganda has a national vision, a development strategy tagged Uganda Vision 2040, its aim is to transform Uganda from its present state to a modern and prosperous society by 2040.

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“Critics have pointed at contradictory signals to the summit’s potential of transforming the Africa-France relations, and the most damaging one came from President Macron himself.”

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Chad and the Crisis of Statehood in the Sahel: Collapse, Resilience, or Transformation?

This article studies Chad’s crisis of statehood via an academic and geopolitical perspective.

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- Armed Attack and Heavy Gunfire Rock International Airport in Niger.

- Cameroonian Opposition Leader Files Lawsuit in France Against President Biya.

- Somaliland President Makes Historic First State Visit to Israel.

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Africa This Week (20/06/2026)

- Ghana Hosts Global Summit to Advance Slavery Reparations Commitments.

- Guinea-Bissau Launches National Carrier in Partnership with Nigerian Airline.

- Zimbabwe Parliament Passes Bill to Extend President Mnangagwa’s Term.

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- Equatorial Guinea Cabinet Resigns Following Abysmal Performance Review.

- DRC Senate Backs Constitutional Change for Presidential Term Extension.

- Angola’s State Oil Firm Sonangol Secures $2.65 Billion Global Loan.

- Kenya and U.S Nearing Critical Deals.

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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland would be geopolitically important but strategically difficult. While it could promote security cooperation and reward effective governance, it also risks intensifying regional contention, weakening Somali unity.....”

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The Minister of State for Planning and Investment Professor Kitila Mkumbo pushed back on the suggestion that engaging Russia was somehow incompatible with maintaining Western relationships.”

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President Samia’s Historic Visit to Russia amid Western Isolation and its Geopolitical Implications for Tanzania.

“The Tanzanian government was well aware that the Moscow trip would invite criticism at home and abroad, and it moved quickly to frame its position.

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Why did Tanzania choose this exact moment to look up to Moscow and what are the geopolitical implications for Tanzania’s relationship with the West?

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This proved that even Chad’s quite proficient armed forces are still exposed to asymmetric warfare.”

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https://t.co/Fp2XE6B2cm

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Chad and the Crisis of Statehood in the Sahel: Collapse, Resilience, or Transformation?

“Insurgents violence still lingers despite Chad’s military efficiency. In May 2026, Boko Haram militants killed 23 Chadian soldiers in an attack on a military base in the Lake Chad region.