Ifriqiya - Africa Research and Analysis

For our latest issue of Ifriqiya, Rina Bassist discusses the immediate economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sub-Saharan Africa, and raises awareness of the threat of a prolonged crisis both for wealthier countries and for the poorest countries in that region.

In this issue of Ifriqiya, Germaine Guidimabaye Remadji describes several of the conflicts going on inside and around Chad. She analyses the role of the current government, as well as persistent social and ethno-religious challenges that have complicated efforts to reduce civilian displacement and the rise of jihadi organizations in the Lake Chad region in recent years.

In this issue of Ifriqiya Rina Bassist analyses the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel region, as well as the incoming international support for the regional G5 Sahel joint force that was created in 2014. She argues that, despite some progress, more external funding is needed to implement vital development goals aimed at stabilizing the region.

In the new issue of Ifriqiya, Irit Back deals with how Middle Eastern powers are trying to increase their involvement in the Horn of Africa.

Eline Rosenhart analyzes the way that the CAR has become an arena for the competition of interests between France and Russia.

Rina Bassist examines new alliances between international powers as a result of the ongoing Libyan civil war.

Rina Bassist analyzes Morocco's motivations for joining the African Union, and the concomitant evolution of its regional policy.

Haim Koren analyzes the ongoing relationship between Israel and South Sudan.

Adi Kraut-Adler examines how Chinese economic expansion in Africa is portrayed by the Western, African, and Chinese media.

Benjamin Yoel analyzes the relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea and proposes an interpretation of why the peace treaty between the two countries was recently signed.