South Asia and Beyond

Category : Africa Diary

Understanding The World’s Second-Largest Continent

Team StratNews March 18, 2023

African Forces Regroup At US-Led Flintlock Exercise To Fight Jihadists African armies have completed a two-week intensive exercise in counterterrorism led by the US, part of a plan to thwart Islamic State and al-Qaeda fighters who carry out hundreds of attacks in and around the Sahel, stoking insecurity in the region. Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire […]Read More

Understanding The World’s Second-Largest Continent

Team StratNews March 4, 2023

US Congress Targets South Africa Over Ties With Russia, China The US Congress is pressing President Joe Biden to take a tougher stance against South Africa over its deepening ties to Russia and China. In his first act as chairman of the newly revamped House Foreign Affairs panel on Africa, Republican John James of Michigan […]Read More

Understanding The World’s Second-Largest Continent

Team StratNews February 18, 2023

South Africa’s Naval Drills With Russia, China Strains Ties With West South Africa is hosting a joint naval exercise, Exercise Mosi II, with Russia and China. The Russian military frigate Admiral Gorshkov” was greeted by protests when it arrived in Cape Town harbour ahead of naval exercises hosted by South Africa from February 17 to […]Read More

Understanding The World’s Second-Largest Continent

Team StratNews February 4, 2023

Somalia Hosts Regional Summit To Coordinate Fight Against Al-Shabaab Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud hosted a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries late in January to discuss the regional fight against the Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab. Present were Kenya’s William Ruto, Djibouti’s Ismail Omar Guelleh and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. They discussed a […]Read More