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Geopolitics Simplified by Arezki Daoud — 62 episodes
Sahel: Niger Emerges as Key Battleground as JNIM and Islamic State Sahel Province Collide
Egypt's Damietta Port Drone Strike: A Regional Warning
It's hot in here: North Africa is baking this summer
Nigeria: Beyond Trump's Narrative, Who's Really Targeted Nigeria violence?
Russia Evolving Position in Mali: Wagner Out, Africa Corps. In
Ethnic Targeting in West Africa and Sahel: The Forgotten Plight of the Fulani
Sahel, North & West Africa This Week: Security Moves, Energy Strains, and Policy Crossroads
Is Morocco Quietly Preparing for Royal Succession?
The US Africa Policy: Don't Expect Anything New
Mali: The Failing Campaign of Wagner in Mali Presages Trouble for the Junta in Bamako
Libya: As Crises Pile, Libya has no Clear Path to Stability
Elections in North Africa
Libya’s Abnormal New Normal
US-Niger relations face uncertainty, with Niamey’s pivot to Russia
The Sahel is the Next Big Geopolitical Crisis. Foreign Meddlers are Already There
Africa 2024 Elections Preview
Russia-Africa: From weapon sales to economic ties
Russia to experience boost of its influence in the Sahel
Egypt’s economy hit hard by Houthis’ attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea
Egypt: 2024 Outlook
The Sahel Region: 2024 Outlook
Rising Storms: The Pact Uniting Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Against Jihadists and Isolation
Nigeria: Is President Bola Tinubu headed the wrong way?
Egypt’s economy hit hard by Houthis’ attacks on commercial vessels
Egypt: 2024 Outlook
North Africa and Sahel: And Now the Environment is Major Factor of Instability
Mali: New Tuareg Rebellion in Northern Mali, Al-Qaeda Attack on Government Forces
Libya's epic freak floods. The big picture
Sports Diplomacy and Competition in the Arab World
Earthquake in Marrakesh, Morocco
Sahel: Mali's new constitution paves the way for more instability ahead
Does Saudi Arabia matter? An unscripted discussion between Arezki Daoud and Giorgio Cafiero
10 countries in 10 minutes: Brief commentaries on 10 countries by Arezki
Latest big geopolitical issues affecting North Africa as of 10 June 2023. Podcast by Arezki Daoud
Can foreign and regional powers give Libya a break?
North Africa and the Sahel week-in-review | 20 May 2023
The Fleecing of Libya: Billions of Dollars Missing and Everyone is at Fault
A world turned on its head: Egypt's loyalty to the US in question
A close look at South Africa today: achievements and challenges
Mali’s painful post-colonial transition.
Audio podcast: Sahel collapsing with the Jihadists, Russia and France in a bitter fight over control
North Africa / Sahel Week in Review: Mali and Tunisia remain center stage
Instability and Coups in Sahel Nations
Sahel and North Africa week in review 7 Jan 2023
The Sahel and North Africa this week: Mali-Ivory Coast crisis, Burkina vs. the UN, terrorism in Egypt, rivalry in Libya and more. Week ended 30 Dec. 2022
North Africa - Sahel week in review 1 - Week ending 23 December 2022
Can Algeria and Africa deliver more natural gas to Europe
Food shortages in Tunisia: brief explainer.
Russia's War on Ukraine: North African Nations' Positions
Algeria-Russia: Deconstructing Algeria’s relationship with Russia: Not as rosy as you think
Podcast: Lebanon Falling
Sahel: Burkina Faso’s security environment to worsen as Jihadi attacks likely to intensify
The escalating rivalry between Algeria and Morocco
The Sahel in turmoil: How Bamako and Paris lost most of Mali's territory
Tunisia Revisited in 10 minutes: A MEA Risk analyst Arezki Daoud reviews of Tunisia
Understanding Tunisia's political crisis in ten minutes, by Arezki Daoud
How governments in northern Africa are left with only repression as they are unable to govern
Tunisia faces a chaotic situation: Economic woes could bring back to power extremist politicians
NGOs in the Sahel: Operating in an increasingly challenging environment.
Covid-19 in the Maghreb region as of mid-November 2020
Algeria: Another referendum confirming rejection of regime
A Fragile Libyan Ceasefire by Arezki Daoud of MEA Risk LLC