China-Africa Relations

Italy Returns to the Horn of Africa

Opinion - February 26, 2019

Around 200 Somali graduates completed Italian Mission Training 5, a nearly three-month training program where they learned policing skills as part of an agreement between Italy and Somalia at the Djibouti Police Academy, June 23, 2016. The course taught the trainees skills in crime scene investigation, counterterrorism intervention, riot control, environmental protection and others. During the ceremony, Italian Army Col. Renato Chicoli thanked the trainees, Somali Police Forces, as well as the National Gendarmerie and police of Djibouti for their dedication to the success of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)

After a three-decade absence from the Horn of Africa, Italy is re-engaging with the region – and its ambitions go well beyond the issue of migration.

African Union Rocked by China Spying Allegations

Situation Reports - February 18, 2018

African Union Headquarters, cc Flickr Artyukh Igor, modified, public domain

Will the discovery of surveillance bugs in the AU's headquarters reverberate in wider China-Africa relations?

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