Wars threaten #US interests in #Africa, report says. #China and #Russia could still be the biggest rivals of American interests especially in Africa, a public assessment of threats to #Washington shows.

The report compiled by the American intelligence community names the expected enemies: #China, #Russia, #Iran and #North #Korea. But it also lists Houthis and the conflict in #Gaza among threats to watch out.

The 2024 Annual Threat Assessment report published last week is a summation of threats seen from January to date, which means it reflects the most recent incidents on global scale like the Israel-Hamas war, Russia-Ukraine war, Sudan war as well as trouble in the Red Sea.

The US further identified Africa’s vulnerability to terrorism as a threat to its own interests.

The #EU is grappling with the tricky issue of what to do with €70m it earmarked for the Nigerien army before the West African state was taken over by a military junta last year. Italy seems willing to work with Sahelian juntas, to the dismay of some other member states

#Equatorial #Guinea, #Teodorin Obiang Nguema extends power grab of oil and gas sector. AFP After asserting his authority over the hydrocarbons ministry and the state-owned #GEPetrol, the vice president has now installed his allies at the helm of Sonagas.

#Burkina #Faso #Brazilian plane order complicates negotiations to release French #intelligence agents.

The #Burkinabe junta suspects #Washington and Paris of blocking the delivery of an Embraer Super Tucano attack plane, and this is overshadowing negotiations for the release of four DGSE agents detained in #Ouagadougou