Ovigwe Eguegu: African Geopolitics in the New Cold War

Security analyst Ovigwe Eguegu gives us an overview of African geopolitics in the New Cold War and helps us make sense of U.S., European, Russian, and Chinese influence on the continent. He also looks at the African Union (AU), its 2063 agenda, and how Covid-19 is impacting Africa today. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics & Empire: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/empiregeopolitics SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/geopolitics PayPal https://www.paypal.me/geopolitics Bitcoin http://geopoliticsandempire.com/bitcoin-donate Show Notes Pulling Troops Out of Africa Could Mean Another Endless War https://warontherocks.com/2020/05/pulling-troops-out-of-africa-could-mean-another-endless-war U.S. Tussles With France, U.N. Over Counterterrorism Efforts in West Africa https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/05/21/trump-united-nations-terrorism-threat-west-africa-united-states-minusma-sahel-counterterrorism-mali Russia-Africa Summit: The Bear Returns to Africa https://chinaafricaproject.com/analysis/russia-africa-summit-the-bear-returns-to-africa Websites Twitter https://www.twitter.com/OvigweEguegu LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ovigwe-eguegu-878807157 The China-Africa Project https://chinaafricaproject.com/cap-network-members/ovigwe-eguegu The Africa Report https://www.theafricareport.com Afripolitika http://afripolitika.com About Me https://about.me/ovigweeguegu About the Guest Ovigwe is a Nigeria-based security analyst and writer specialising in international security cooperation and security diplomacy. His work focuses on providing analysis and insight into conflict and security in West Africa: while paying close attention to the geopolitical, systemic, and practical dimensions of the issues shaping conflicts and security in the region. Ovigwe has appeared on Al Jazeera English and Arise News on several occasions to discuss China, and international. You can read his articles at the Africa Report, Ventures Africa and the China Africa Project. If you'd like to hire, commission, cast, solicit advise, correct, or just get in touch with me, use the email [email protected] or [email protected] or send a DM. *Podcast intro music is from the song "The Queens Jig" by "Musicke & Mirth" from their album "Music for Two Lyra Viols": http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)