Affirming Economic Sovereignty: Resource Nationalism in the Sahel

Military regimes in the Sahel increasingly use resource nationalism in the mining sector. Aiming for higher state revenues, their coercive methods may deter businesses, and it is doubtful whether citizens benefit or elites profit. The juntas show little inclination towards accountability.

G20 Debt Negotiations: What Can the African Union Achieve?

Public debt is rising globally and several countries in Africa are facing debt distress. To advance African priorities during the South African G20 Presidency, the African Union should focus on negotiating short-term gains, such as steps to better address borrowers' needs in debt restructuring.

doi:10.18449/2025MTA-PB37

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Kenya: Winning Hearts and Minds Abroad or at Home?

Kenya's diplomatic strides in a multipolar world, balancing East and West ties, increasingly face scrutiny at home. This policy brief analyzes the divergent views on President Ruto's foreign policy domestically as well as abroad. What role for non-alignment in an environment of global division?

doi:10.18449/2024MTA-PB24

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Exploitive Mineral Extraction in the DRC Must Stop

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In its economic relations with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany should redouble its efforts to ensure that companies and private investors respect human rights, writes Gilbert Dhego in this Joint Futures blog.

• Lilian Reichert
• Amelie Overmann

Bringing Female Mediators to the Table: Shed the Spotlight on African Women in Peace Processes

Women are underrepresented in high-level peace processes. Germany’s new Africa Policy Guidelines should prioritise cooperation with regional and national networks to strengthen women’s mediation capacities and aim for inclusiveness in high-level peace negotiations.