by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Feb 11, 2024 | International, MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News, Politics
( Picture – © Geopolitical Monitor) As war engulfs the Middle East, the global stage is witnessing a Cold War-like resurgence. Amid the escalating Western-Eastern power rivalry, specifically the West versus Russia and China, ‘swing countries’ in the region are...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Feb 11, 2024 | International, News, Politics
While Rome is attempting to position itself to serve as a gateway into European markets for natural gas from Africa, the “Mattei Plan” is opaque about what Africa would gain from this plan. The optimism on display at the Italy-Africa Summit hosted in Rome on January...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Feb 11, 2024 | International, News, Politics, Social
© HuffPost Italia While Rome aspires to serve as a gateway to European markets for natural gas extracted from Africa, the project is opaque about which African countries will be rewarded in terms of development. In an atmosphere of spellbinding promises that clash...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Jan 31, 2024 | International, News, Politics, Social
© Agenzia Nova The President of the Italian Council, who has invited the continent’s leaders to Rome on 28 and 29 January, promises them a partnership “on an equal footing”. The reality is less rosy: Meloni intends above all to show how a far-right...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Jan 31, 2024 | International, News, Social
© ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP Rome is today hosting the Italy-Africa Summit, bringing together representatives from more than 25 countries in a context where the optimism on display struggles to conceal the underlying contradictions. Italy, under the aegis of Prime Minister...
