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Africa
African economies, strategic resources, political trajectories, trade, security and regional integration.
Africa is playing an increasingly important role in global economic, demographic and geopolitical balances. This section examines the continent’s transformations through its different regions, development models, resources, trade dynamics, institutions, security challenges and relations with major powers. Particular attention is given to national trajectories, regional interdependencies and the structural changes likely to shape the continent’s future.
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Kenya: Ambition Under Pressure
Kenya: Ambition Under Pressure
Kenya occupies a singular position on the African map. It is neither the continent’s most populous country, nor its dominant economy, nor a major military power.
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Morocco: The Theatre of the Ballot Box
Morocco is three weeks away from a legislative election. Political parties are finalising their lists, candidates are entering constituencies, manifestos are beginning to emerge, alliances are being tested and the country has once again adopted the familiar vocabulary of representative democracy.
Egypt: The Weight of the World
Some countries derive their importance from wealth, others from military power, technology, or their ability to project influence beyond their borders. Egypt belongs to a different category. Its importance begins with geography.
Morocco: Between Stability and Transformation
Some countries’ contemporary histories are best understood through their ruptures. Morocco is better understood through its continuities. The monarchy, the state, the country’s territorial architecture and a particular conception of sovereignty have endured across decades without
Algeria: The Unfinished Equation
A glance at the map is enough to understand part of Algeria’s ambition. The country stretches across nearly 2.4 million square kilometres, making it the largest state in Africa. It commands a long Mediterranean coastline, reaches deep into the Sahara, shares borders with seven co
Nigeria: Demographics, Oil and the Ambitions of Power
With more than 230 million people, vast hydrocarbon reserves, one of the continent’s largest metropolitan areas and a cultural influence that extends far beyond its borders, Nigeria possesses almost all the attributes of a major African power. Yet since independence in 1960, the
South Africa: What Remains of the Miracle
In 1994, South Africa appeared to accomplish the improbable. After decades of apartheid, political violence, international sanctions and confrontations that many feared would culminate in civil war, the country held its first democratic elections under universal suffrage. Nelson
The Moroccan Paradox: A Country Moving Forward, a Society Still Waiting
Morocco is building ports, highways, railway lines, energy infrastructure and industrial zones. It manufactures automobiles and aerospace components, exports processed phosphates, attracts international investment and is becoming increasingly integrated into European and global v
Southern Africa: Africa’s Industrial Core Between Mineral Wealth, Economic Integration and Structural Challenges
Southern Africa occupies a singular position within the African continent. While many African regions are primarily associated with agriculture, hydrocarbons or demographic growth, Southern Africa stands out for its industrial capacity, sophisticated financial markets, advanced t
Central Africa: A Strategic Region at the Heart of Global Resource Competition
Central Africa occupies a unique position in the international system. Often perceived through the lens of political instability or humanitarian crises, the region is, above all, one of the world’s most strategically significant territories. Its vast mineral wealth, immense tropi
West Africa: Economic Power, Security Challenges and Geopolitical Realignment
A region at the heart of Africa’s strategic balance
East Africa: A Region Shaping Africa’s Future
East Africa has emerged as one of the continent’s most strategically significant regions. Stretching from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and from the Great Lakes to the Horn of Africa, it combines rapid demographic growth, abundant natural resources, expanding infrastructure, an
North Africa: Power Structures, Strategic Resources and Political Balances
A region at the crossroads of Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.