AFRO-EURO AFFAIRS

Bouzemouri Achraf

(Graduate from the Athens Webster University, where he received a graduate certificate in International and Regional Security, as well as Master of Arts in International Relations. He graduated with a Bachelor of arts in International Relations, his academic and research focuses on migration flows and energy security. He is also RIEAS Senior Analyst and he is based in Morocco)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 17 November 2025

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Over the last two decades, Morocco has become one of Africa’s most diplomatically engaged and strategically flexible states. Inspired by King Mohammed VI’s vision of “strategic autonomy,” the Kingdom has positioned itself as a continental bridge with its legacy from African, Arab, Atlantic, Mediterranean cultures, and managed its relations with regional and world powers in a masterly manner. ... Read more

Bouzemouri Achraf

(Graduate from the Athens Webster University, where he received a graduate certificate in International and Regional Security, as well as Master of Arts in International Relations. He graduated with a Bachelor of arts in International Relations, his academic and research focuses on migration flows and energy security. He is also RIEAS Senior Analyst and he is based in Morocco)

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 4 October 2025

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The African Union (AU) has long wanted to develop a continental system capable of preventing wars and resolving crises with the finality of being independent from all forms of neocolonialism and ensuring security on the African continent without having to rely on a protector such as France or the “International Community” a.k.a. the Western World of Great Britain. But the security situation in Africa is a more complicated challenge: terrorist organisations slip across borders, cybercriminality hurts African economies, and organised crime syndicates are thriving in decentralized and impoverished areas in Africa. ... Read more

Saron MessembeObia and Gabriel Cyrille Nguijoi

Copyright: @ 2025 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 24 May 2025

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The Cameroon electoral process is a blueprint of that in the western world, following the introduction of biometric registration and other legal principle. Though some fellows tend to criticize the electoral process and management, as of the 2018 elections. The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the electoral process by its governing body is highly appreciated by Cameroonians....... Read more

Lily Ong

(An APAC-based geopolitical risk analyst who also conducts global risk and security investigations for a Fortune 500 client. Her travel experience spans over 95 countries and she is regularly invited to speak and moderate at high-level geopolitical and risk forums).

Copyright @ 2024 https://www.eurasiareview.com/ (posted on August 16, 2024)

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Jeffrey Sachs is known for many accolades; among them, he was a special advisor to three consecutive UN secretaries-general, once hailed as the most important economist in the world by the New York Times, a co-recipient of the Blue Planet Prize for environmental leadership, and a recipient of the Tang Prize for Sustainable Development. Resting on his laurels, however, is the last thing anyone expects Sachs to do. On Aug 10, Prof. Sach’s tireless service to humanity – as he navigated the streets of Stintino, Sardinia in 30-degrees-Celsius heat - can be seen in the generous sharing of his time and expertise with a multitude of online participants from over 35 countries, who had gathered to hear him at the launch of Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic’s Certified Economic Diplomat program at the Institute of Economic and Finance in Ghana.... Read more

By Chris Steyn

Copyright @ 2023 https://www.biznews.com/global-citizen/2023/05/12/sa-failing-state-edward-mienie
Published at RIEAS on 28 May 2023

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BizNews speaks to Dr Edward Mienie, the Executive Director and Professor of Strategic & Security Studies and External Relations at the University of North Georgia in Atlanta about South Africa’s rapid slide towards a Failed State. He warns that drastic measures are needed to ensure effective governance because a Failed State could descend into a Collapsed State which would leave every man fending for himself. The former diplomat – for both the NP and ANC governments – remains hopeful, however, that it is not too late to turn the ship around.... Read more

Saron Messembe Obia
(Master of Science in Security Studies and Post Graduate Diploma in Criminology and Security management from the Pan African Institute for Development West Africa (PAID- WA)

Copyright @ 2022: Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 2 January 2022

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Abstract- Eradicating Boko Haram necessitates stopping ideology and the respect of religious order (fatwa) of radical leaders. The death of the brutal and ruthless leader Shekau, appeals for the development of a new grand strategy. A strategy which needs to prone education, provide scholarship for youths to study abroad and come and resonate the dangers of terrorism to their communities. Though the multinational joint task force can exploit the split within the group, but the focus remains combating emerging trends. This paper provides directives, which aim to support governments in the region in their efforts to devise policies. To assess the opportunities and challenges facing the proper implementation of the regional strategy, two perspectives must be considered: national policies and strategies and community experiences. For both, a regional and foreign dimension shapes and influences policies, strategies, and approaches. The paper equally points out the necessity for disarmament, demobilization, rehabilitation, reinsertion, and reintegration (DDRRR) of former Boko Haram associates...Read more