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Viktor Goncharov

Viktor Goncharov

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Senegal—on the cusp of change? Part 2

A month before snap parliamentary elections, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on October 14 unveiled an...

05.11.2024 40

New Eastern Outlook

Viktor Goncharov

Senegal ‒ on the cusp of change? Part 1

Current President Faye’s ruling party stands a good chance of securing a majority in the upcoming parliamentary elections, on November 17. ...

01.11.2024 100

New Eastern Outlook

Viktor Goncharov

The Great Game in the Horn of Africa continues. Part 4: The Ethiopia-Somalia conflict from the perspective of other external parties

As for Britain, the United States’ closest ally, it has taken a more pragmatic approach in its relations with Ethiopia in the present case. It...

27.10.2024 40

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Viktor Goncharov

The Great Game in the Horn of Africa continues. Part 3: Conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia -Washington as provocateur

The official statements of the US, in particular the American ambassador to Mogadishu Richard Riley, that Washington’s goal is “to find a peaceful...

14.10.2024 50

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Viktor Goncharov

The Great Game in the Horn of Africa continues. Part 2. After the second round of talks between Somalia and Ethiopia, the negotiations began to look more like political horse trading

Mogadishu is tightening its conditions for reaching an agreement Explaining the reason for Mogadishu’s ultimatum, the Somali Foreign Minister said...

09.10.2024 70

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Viktor Goncharov

The Great Game in the Horn of Africa continues. Part 1: The driving motives behind Turkish mediation

Over the past three months, developments in the Horn of Africa have gained new momentum, with the holding of talks between Ethiopia and Somalia,...

02.10.2024 20

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Viktor Goncharov

In the jungles of French policy on Africa. Part III: The end of the notorious FranceAfrique policy – or will its ‘less noticeable’ continuation follow?

The issue of reducing the French military presence in Africa has been on Paris’ the agenda for many years. When taking up their duties, all of the...

24.08.2024 50

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Viktor Goncharov

In the jungles of French policy on Africa. Part II: Sahel – E. Macron’s «French Afghanistan»

Summing up the French failures in Africa, and particularly in Mali, the US The National Interest concluded that « the era of French diplomatic...

20.08.2024 20

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Viktor Goncharov

In the jungles of French policy on Africa. Part I: The truth about French failures in Africa

Recently in world media covering Africa a lot of information has surfaced about French President Emmanuel Macron’s intentions to reformat Paris’...

17.08.2024 40

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Viktor Goncharov

Ethiopia on the brink of a coup?

Recent developments on the African continent show that the tide is turning away from francophone West Africa, which has seen 9 military coups in the...

24.07.2024 40

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Viktor Goncharov

The Failure of US Policy in Africa, as seen by Western Experts. Part Three: Washington in search of a way out of its impasse

Today, while the US government and political think-tanks are looking for ways to solve the trilemma posed by its African policy, namely, which of its...

15.07.2024 50

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Viktor Goncharov

The Failure of US Policy in Africa, as seen by Western Experts. Part Two: The Nature and Causes of US Failures in Africa

Leaders of many African countries are finding the offers of Russia and China to develop bilateral relations without making any political or other...

08.07.2024 30

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Viktor Goncharov

The Failure of US Policy in Africa, as seen by Western Experts. Part One: The counterproductive results of the United States’ global “war on terror” in Africa

Despite the fact that Washington has sought to maintain its military presence in Niger, formerly one of the main US allies in the Sahel region, and...

02.07.2024 50

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Viktor Goncharov

About Turkish expansion in Africa Part Four: Turkeys invasion of francophone Africa

The intensification of Turkish policy in West Africa led to the notable failures of Paris, caused in recent years by a series of military coups in its...

17.06.2024 40

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Viktor Goncharov

Turkish expansion in Africa. Part Three: Turkish "drone and gunboat’ diplomacy"

Ankara’s promotion of its UAVs on the African arms market played a major role in strengthening Turkish influence on the continent. The Bayraktar TB2...

12.06.2024 40

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Viktor Goncharov

Turkish expansion in Africa Part Two: Basic Directions and Instruments of Turkish Policy in Africa

Turkish engagement with the continent, the African Institute for Policy Studies of the Federal Republic of Germany notes, is based on economic...

07.06.2024 40

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Viktor Goncharov

On Turkish expansion in Africa Part One: Driving Motives of Turkish Policy in Africa

At the beginning of the 21st century, faced with serious delays in joining the EU, Turkey’s military and political leadership began to realise the...

30.05.2024 30

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Viktor Goncharov

Senegal: from prison cell to the presidency Part Three: What's next? The West on standby

In the area of foreign policy, the most serious step the new head of state plans to take is to reassess relations with the former metropolis....

20.05.2024 60

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Viktor Goncharov

Senegal: from prison cell to the presidency Part Two: The winds of change in West Africa have swept Senegal as well

According to a number of analysts, the rise to power in Senegal of Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko, who enjoy the support of the majority of the...

14.05.2024 70

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Viktor Goncharov

Senegal: from prison cell to the presidency Part One: The end of the "liberal democracy" regime?

In Senegal’s presidential elections held on 24 March this year, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, won a convincing victory for the opposition forces with...

09.05.2024 70

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Viktor Goncharov

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