Tanzania’s Unfree Election
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Tanzanians head to the polls under an increasingly repressive regime, Cameroon and Ivory Coast crack down on postelection protests, and ...
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How Turkish Arms End Up in African Conflicts
Over the past decade, Turkey has dramatically expanded its diplomatic, economic, and security footprint across Africa. Ankara presents itself as an alternative to traditional powers—namely, the United States, France, Russia, ...
The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese became the latest leader to use critical minerals as a fast-track into U.S. President Donald Trump’s good graces, signing a deal during his visit to ...
Gen Z Is Taking to the Barricades
Remember the kids of Generation Z? You know—that notorious cohort of entitled, lazy, and apathetic people that Boomers so love to mock? Over the past two years, members of Gen ...
Madagascar’s Crisis Takes a Dangerous Turn
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: History appears to be repeating itself in Madagascar, a fuel blockade leads to chaos in Mali, and poverty rises in ...
Racist AI Fantasies Are Spreading on China’s Internet
A tragic two-minute video spread over Chinese social media early this summer. A Chinese woman goes to university and falls in love with a Black student. She’s impressed when he ...
Chaos in Madagascar: President Flees as Rumors of Military Coup Grow
Madagascar’s embattled President Andry Rajoelina appeared to reach the end of the line on Tuesday, fleeing the country amid rumors of a coup and unsuccessfully attempting to dissolve Parliament before ...
What’s Behind Africa’s Sweeping Gen Z Protests
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Youth-led protests roil Morocco and Madagascar, Cameroonians prepare to head to the polls as President Paul Biya seeks an eighth ...
‘Disturbing,’ ‘Devastating’: Nigeria’s Anglicans Break with Canterbury over ‘Pro-Gay’ Female Archbishop
The leadership of the Anglican Church in Nigeria issued a statement on Tuesday taking issue with the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullaly as the first Archbishop of Canterbury, making her ...
From Moldova to Africa, Russia’s Power Is Waning
On Sept. 28, Moldovan voters overwhelmingly rejected pro-Russian parties and gave President Maia Sandu’s pro-European party a decisive parliamentary majority. The victory, which came despite a massive Russia-financed influence operation ...
