Writing African History is an essential work for anyone who wants to write, or even seriously read, African history. It will replace Daniel McCall’s classic Africa in Time Perspective as the introduction to African history for the...

The Small Arms Survey 2009: Shadows of War contains two thematic sections. The main theme highlights the challenges of ensuring security after the formal end of war; it comprises an overview chapter that surveys post-conflict armed violence...

Elmostafa REZRAZI Expert in Strategic  Studies President Nicolas Sarkozy accomplished his visit to Africa last week. He visited Gabon, where he stayed 24 hours then moved the next day to Mali and Rwanda. His visit to these...

By REZA MULLER Expert in Gulf Security Affairs Reports from London-based International Maritime Bureau reveal that around 60 ships have been attacked in the Gulf of Eden and the Indian Ocean since January 2008 by pirates from...

In February 2003, the JEM and other rebel groups took up arms against the Sudanese government, touching off conflicts that have left around 300,000 people dead and 2.7 million others displaced. In April 2004, Khartoum and the...

Ahmed KhawajaMENA Financial expert Following last week’s signing of a ceasefire between the Sudanese Government and a major rebel group, the joint United Nations-African Union mission in the war-ravaged Darfur region has announced that it plans to...

African Bulletin is a non-profit, nonpartisan, and multidisciplinary center of reflection on African affairs. It was launched in 2010 with support from the Afro-Asian Forum for Development and Human Security.This initiative resulted in the largest mobilization of...

African Bulletin aims to enhance knowledge and awareness about strategic,, political, security, economic, social and cultural issues amongst the peoples and leaders of the African continent, and is committed to afford a set of unique and add-value...

China’s Diplomacy in Africa Dr. He Wenping (Professor, Director of African Studies Section of Institute of West Asian & African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, CASS) With the end of the Cold War in the early...

Mr. Alioune Gueye Chairman and C.EO. of Afrique Challenge The African continent lives a particular revival in these recent years, which promises a unique geographical reclassification. Yet for many experts, the marginalization of the continent seemed inevitable....