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EU "will need to abandon the stance that portrays intervention in the Sahel as a form of assistance to failing states or a way to counter Russian influence. [It] should elaborate an approach that recognises the interests & values of each side as it defines the scope of engag't."

Germans are not a race. Happy Monday.

You kinda gotta love that these conversations continue as if nothing happened.

All the way to #Cotonou to experience a slam artist - L'Amazone des Lettres - open a "Women, peace and security" workshop. #Bénin avant-garde!

“If I thought you could use a mineral deal to end decades of war, then there are countries that I imagine would have been fixed already,” Crisis Group president Comfort Ero reacting to the Trump administration’s slapdash DRC mediation efforts. theafricareport.com/384927/trumps-…

"Aid tends to be effective in countries that have ownership over agenda setting and that only accept aid that aligns with their own developmental goals. It’s patently absurd to outsource goal-setting (and developmental ambition)." And yet ...

With the 2025 Chairs now decided, here's an updated list of Security Council "penholders" ⬇️

"The balance of power of democracy is premised on the average person having leverage through creating economic value. If that's not present, I think things become kind of scary. Inequality becomes scary. And I'm worried about it."

This week in The Continent

Transactional politics.

Are Kenyan forces coordinating with Erik Prince's and other PMCs on the ground, and if so, on what terms?

Context: Slovenia is currently a member of the UN Security Council. citizen.digital/news/they-have…

I just learned of (and witnessed) the practice of feeding soaked cardboard to the sheep sold at the ubiquitous pop-up sheep markets in Dakar ahead of Eid al Adha / Tabaski, and I will skip the mutton for this holiday, thank you very much.

"On May 19, USIP prevailed in federal district court in its challenge to a recent effort to dismantle the Institute. We look forward to continuing our important work on behalf of the U.S. Congress and the American people."

« La frontière avec le Bénin restera fermée tant que le Bénin ne comprendra pas que le combat que nous faisons, ce n’est pas contre le Bénin que nous le faisons. C’est contre les troupes françaises de déstabilisation qui sont sur le territoire béninois et qui peuvent nous nuire »

A Rwandan company is producing weapons for Israel: en.igihe.com/spip.php?page=…

Curious about the details of this intelligence-lead op whereby attackers are neutralised when they're about to hit their target.

If Moses Ali can still compete, don't expect Mzee not to.

Every child has the right to safety, family, a future. ... everywhere!