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Exit of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)

UNAMID's exit did not emerge from a context of peace or progress towards conflict resolution in Darfur. Instead, the exit decision was essentially the outcome of the reflection that keeping...

Rajeesh Kumar |
January-December 2021 |
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Al-Shabaab in Somalia: Terrorist Trends in the Pandemic Years

Challenges, such as weak infrastructure and ill-equipped armed forces, corruption, pandemic, and drought, have become intrinsic to Somalia, mutually reinforcing each other. Additionally, they have been exploited by terrorists to...

Saman Ayesha Kidwai |
January-December 2021 |
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FOCAC 2021: Key Takeaways

The latest FOCAC displayed China’s fresh efforts to enhance its soft power, as well as its engagement with the African countries. The meeting underlined some new areas of future cooperation...

Ruchita Beri |
January-December 2021 |
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The Revival of the Air Force of Zimbabwe

The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has an enviable combat record among the air forces of Sub-Saharan Africa. It has a strong professional ethos and, until budgetary cuts and sanctions...

Sanjay Badri-Maharaj |
January-December 2021 |
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Rajpal Punia & Damini Punia, Operation Khukri: The True Story Behind Indian Army’s Most Successful Mission as part of the United Nations

Rajpal Punia & Damini Punia, Operation Khukri: The True Story Behind Indian Army’s Most Successful Mission as part of the United Nations, Penguin Random House, India, 2021.ISBN (hardcover): 9780143453369

R. Vignesh |
January-December 2021 |
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Philani Mthembu, China and India’s Development Cooperation in Africa: The Rise of Southern Powers, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

The 21st century has witnessed a marked shift in the trends of development cooperation. The earlier developing countries who received foreign aid from developed countries have now begun to themselves...

Sindhu Dinesh |
July-December 2020 |
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Purnima Mehta Bhatt, The African Diaspora in India: Assimilation, Change and Cultural Survivals, 1st Edition, Routledge, New York, 2017

Indo-African relations in the last ten years have been considerably enhanced through the lines of credit that the former has extended to the latter in various fields such as agriculture,...

Pooja Priya |
July-December 2020 |
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Exploring the Blue Economy to Bridge Funding Gap in Nigeria

Nigerian government should promote a coherent win-win cooperation across sub-regional, regional and international marine economic fields. This begins with ratification of the six instruments of International Maritime Organization by the...

Chidiebube Jasper Uche |
July-December 2020 |
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Egypt’s Assertive Military Posturing: Causes and Consequences

In June 2020, Egyptian President Fatah al-Sisi threatened military action in Libya unless the Turkish-backed forces halt their advances in Eastern Libya.1

Prabhat Jawla |
July-December 2020 |
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The Resurgence of the Islamic State in the Sahel and Its Strategic Impact on Regional Security

While the Islamic State has been officially eliminated in Iraq and Syria, it is rapidly strengthening its bases in the territories outside Iraq and the Levant like the Sahel and...

Yashasvi Chandra |
July-December 2020 |
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How Information Technologies are changing Forensic Finance in Africa

Jean Langlois-Berthelot , Benedikt Barthelmess |
July-December 2020 |
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China’s Africa Strategy: Salient Facets and Implications

Background

G.G. Dwivedi |
January-June 2020 |
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Israel’s Changing Africa Relations

Israel’s relations with African countries go back to the late 1950s when it began extending significant support to many African countries undergoing decolonisation. Since then the relations have experienced many...

Jatin Kumar |
January-June 2020 |
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James Hamill, Africa’s Lost Leader: South Africa’s Continental Role Since Apartheid

James Hamill, in his book ‘Africa’s Lost Leader: South Africa’s Continental Role Since Apartheid” debunks the perception of South Africa as the undisputed leader of Africa and paints South Africa...

Aarushi Vikram |
January-June 2020 |
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Rising US-Iran Hostilities: Implications for Africa

Tension between the US and Iran escalated after the assassination of Iranian military commander, General Qassim Soleimani by the Trump administration on January 3, 2020. Tehran launched a series of...

Nagapushpa Devendra |
January-June 2020 |
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Russia’s Re-Engagements in Africa

Africa is a geopolitical arena where many big powers have been engaging either due to their own strategic interests or due to the changing dynamics of geopolitics. Russia is no...

Kamala Kumari |
January-June 2020 |
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Africa is a Changing: Optimism, Growth and Change

It has been a time of great change in the world in the last few years. There is also great change in Africa with greater democratisation, political stability, economic growth...

Gurjit Singh |
July-December 2019 |
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Africa – India Partnership: African Perspectives

It is now the 56th anniversary of the birth of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), precursor of the African Union. The advent of the African Union in 2002 marked...

Nejmeddine Lakhal |
July-December 2019 |
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Africa in the Global Order: Indian Perspective

As a continent with vast natural, mineral and energy resources, Africa’s global significance in today’s world cannot be disputed. In recent years, Africa has become the centre of global attention...

Michael A.N.N. Oquaye |
July-December 2019 |
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Keynote Address

“India-Africa Partnership in a Changing World” Mr. T.S. Tirumurti, Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India I am privileged to be a part of the Africa Day...

T.S. Tirumurti |
July-December 2019 |
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