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Antonio Cascais

Antonio Cascais

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Biden's Angola trip marks final Africa push in office

Shortly before stepping down from the political stage, US President Joe Biden is making good on his promise to visit a country in Africa. Angola was...

01.12.2024 20

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Antonio Cascais

Opposition reports election fraud in Mozambique

As expected, the ruling FRELIMO party won the elections in Mozambique. However, opposition parties report massive electoral fraud. Observers have also...

15.10.2024 50

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Mozambique: Ruling party seen as election front-runner

On October 9, Mozambicans will elect a new head of state and members of parliament. The ruling Frelimo party is expected to win.

08.10.2024 40

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Elections in Mozambique: Frelimo regarded front-runner

On October 9, Mozambicans will elect a new head of state and representatives of the national parliament as well as provincial parliamentarians and...

07.10.2024 10

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Will Guinea-Bissau's president rethink second term bid?

Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has unexpectedly announced that he will not run for a second term, despite it being legally possible....

18.09.2024 30

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Gabon moves towards democracy one year after coup

It has been one year since Gabon's military ousted the authoritarian President Ali Bongo. The new junta had promised a swift return to constitutional...

30.08.2024 20

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Angola: Where is Isabel dos Santos' money?

Angola is pressing Portugal for the return of Isabel dos Santos' frozen assets, seized after the Luanda Leaks. NGOs demand answers on the whereabouts...

23.08.2024 10

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Angola: Where is Isabel dos Santos' money?

Four Angolan NGOs are calling on the country's judiciary to explain why the assets of the billionaire daughter of Angola's ex-president, which have...

23.08.2024 40

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Guinea-Bissau escalates crackdown on press freedom

Guinea-Bissau is becoming increasingly dangerous for critical journalists and opposition figures. A "people's movement" is now daring to...

11.08.2024 20

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Antonio Cascais

Extremists in northern Mozambique use rape as a weapon

Forced marriages of girls are common in Cabo Delgado. NGOs report that minors are abducted and systematically forced to marry members of extremist...

14.07.2024 30

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Antonio Cascais

Jihadis in northern Mozambique use rape as a weapon of war

Forced marriages of girls are common in Cabo Delgado. NGOs report that minors are abducted and systematically forced to marry members of jihadi...

13.07.2024 8

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How risky is Guinea-Bissau's China dependence?

Guinea-Bissau's overreliance on China is immense. Hardly any investment occurs without Chinese planning or financing. Some observers consider this...

11.07.2024 30

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Ties that bind: Guinea-Bissau's dependence on China

Guinea-Bissau's dependence on China is immense. Hardly any investment occurs without Chinese planning or financing. During his state visit to Beijing,...

10.07.2024 10

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Mozambique's politics landscape shifts ahead of October vote

Many lawmakers from Mozambique's main parties are defecting to a newly-formed coalition ahead of the country's October 9 general election. The...

26.06.2024 7

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How does Portuguese-speaking Africa stand on Russia?

Russia has beefed up efforts to build stronger relations with Portuguese-speaking African nations, positioning itself as a military power without a...

21.05.2024 60

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Benin gives green light for Niger's oil exports to China

Benin was blocking a pipeline exporting crude oil from Niger to China. Now the trade dispute appears to have been resolved with China's mediation.

16.05.2024 100

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Can China resolve Niger-Benin border dispute?

Benin is blocking Niger's crude oil exports to China — while Niger refuses to open its land borders to goods from Benin in a tit-for-tat trade spat.

15.05.2024 80

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The legacy of Portugal's Carnation Revolution in Africa

On April 25, 1974, the Carnation Revolution marked a turning point for Portugal and its colonies in Africa. Fifty years later, links between the...

24.04.2024 30

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ECOWAS under pressure to reform

Coups, sanctions, and withdrawal of member states; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must either reform or decline, observers...

17.04.2024 20

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Guinea-Bissau opposition fears 'dictatorship'

Step by step, the president of Guinea-Bissau is bringing the country's most important powers under his control. Opposition members accuse the West...

22.03.2024 9

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