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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (2nd L) and Libya's Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah (3rd L) attend an agreement-signing ceremony between Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni and the Libyan National Oil Corporation in Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 28, 2023.

As Europe turns away from Russian energy, Italy positions itself as a natural gas conduit between the Continent and Africa.

With Energy Deals in Africa, Italy Positions Itself as Europe's Next Gas Hub

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Newly elected Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema delivers a speech during his inauguration at the Heroes Stadium in Lusaka on Aug. 24, 2021. 

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Beijing's first foray into debt restructuring under the G-20 framework will offer insight into China's potential position in other African countries' creditor talks.

What Zambian Debt Talks Could Mean for Chinese Borrowers in Africa

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During the final day of the African tour that also included visits to Cameroon and Benin, French President Emmanuel Macron (left) waves to a crowd through the roof of a car in Bissau with Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. 

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The French president and Russian foreign minister’s separate trips to Central African countries highlight Paris and Moscow's growing interest in the region, with both leaders pledging increased security and investments.

Making Sense of France and Russia’s High-Level Visits to Africa

2020 Second-Quarter Forecast

Covering an area that spans the entire width of the continent beginning at the Sahara Desert and ending at the southernmost tip of South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa is home to countless cultures, languages, religions, plants, animals and natural resources.

<p>Sub-Saharan Africa is a study in diversity. Covering an area that spans the entire width of the continent beginning at the Sahara Desert and ending at the southernmost tip of South Africa, the region is home to countless cultures, languages, religions, plants, animals and natural resources. It&rsquo;s no surprise that it captured the imagination of Europe&rsquo;s earliest explorers &mdash; and that it continues to capture the imagination of current world powers eager to exploit it. And yet despite the region&rsquo;s diversity, Sub-Saharan African countries have common challenges &mdash; transnational terrorism, rapid population growth, endemic poverty and corruption &mdash; that prevent them from capitalizing on their economic potential. The coming years will be critical for the region, especially as its political institutions mature in a rapidly globalizing world.</p>

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The Suitors of Sub-Saharan Africa

The International Monetary Fund has approved a bailout for the Republic of the Congo, according to a July 11 press release.

Congo: IMF Approves Bailout Package for Brazzaville

Echoes of the Cold War

Russia will send military specialists to the Republic of the Congo to oversee the maintenance and training in the use of Russian equipment, including helicopters, rocket artillery and armored vehicles, The Moscow Times reported May 24.

Russia: Moscow to Deploy Military Specialists to Congo 

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Government troops were deployed in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, after an attack on a police barracks and a government building there, Africa News reported April 4. 

Republic of the Congo: Troops Deployed In Capital After Attack On Police Barracks

Police in the Republic of the Congo fired tear gas at and arrested a number of opposition supporters in Brazzaville on March 25 who were preparing for a press conference by opposition candidates in the country's recent presidential election, Africa News reported.

Republic of the Congo: Police Break Up Planned Opposition Press Conference

Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso won the country's March 20 presidential elections, pulling in more than 60 percent of the vote, according to official results announced by Congolese interior minister Raymond Mboulou Zephyrin, AFP reported March 24. 

Republic of the Congo: President Wins Re-election

Voters went to the polls in Republic of the Congo on March 20 under a government-imposed communications blackout as long-time leader Denis Sassou-Nguesso sought to extend his rule, Reuters reported.

Republic of the Congo: Presidential Election Begins

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After two weeks of negotiations, representatives of nearly 200 countries have approved the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the extent of climate change in the coming decades, The Telegraph reported Dec. 12.

France: Delegates Approve Paris Climate Change Deal

The president of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, sacked two ministers on Aug. 11 who publicly opposed constitutional changes that would pave the way for his third term in office, AFP reported. 

Congo: President Sacks Ministers Opposed To His Third Term Bid

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A view of the Register in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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Mir Castle in the Minsk region of Belarus.

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Congo: IMF Approves Bailout Package for Brazzaville

Russia: Moscow to Deploy Military Specialists to Congo

Republic of the Congo: Troops Deployed In Capital After Attack On Police Barracks

Republic of the Congo: Police Break Up Planned Opposition Press Conference

Republic of the Congo: President Wins Re-election

Republic of the Congo: Presidential Election Begins

France: Delegates Approve Paris Climate Change Deal

Congo: President Sacks Ministers Opposed To His Third Term Bid

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