Denis Tull

@denistull.eurosky.social

Researcher I Conflict I Intervention I Politics I Sahel @swp-mea.bsky.social I @megatrends-afrika.de https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/researcher/denis-m-tull Views strictly my own

Zambia 🇿🇲 heads to the polls this Thursday. Ahead of the vote, revisit our research on Zambia and the interplay between domestic and foreign policy. 📚 Three perspectives on Zambia’s foreign policy, economic resilience and bureaucratic practices 🧵

Check out this new paper on the EU's visibility problem in Tunisia. The particularities of the case notwithstanding, this European problem applies to many more countries.

Megatrends Afrika@megatrends-afrika.de · last mo.

#Europe has a visibility problem in #Tunisia. European-funded bridges, dams and water #infrastructure often go unnoticed, while Chinese-backed projects receive widespread public recognition. Read Isabelle Werenfels' take on why that is and how to change it: www.megatrends-afrika.de/en/publicati...

#Mali This is quite ironic: this presentation of #defence and security achievement under Goita reads like so many donor reports that came out of Mali over the past decade. When you communicate externally, it's all about quantifiable output, don't bother about impact fr.apanews.net/news/mali-la...

Mali : la Transition vante ses acquis sécuritaires

Les ministres maliens chargés de la Défense et de la Sécurité ont présenté les principales réalisations de leurs départements au cours des cinq dernières années, mettant en avant les investissements c...

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🌍 The Future of African-European Relations In our second spotlight in this series David Kipp, Emma Landmesser, @heidland.bsky.social ask: How can emerging migration corridors between sub-Saharan Africa and Germany become fair and mutually beneficial? Read their spotlight, here: t1p.de/b0gra

The Untapped Potential of Labour and Education Migration from Africa to Germany

While public debate on migration in Europe focuses mainly on irregular migration, regular routes for labour and education migration from Africa...

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#ECOWAS at a crossroads. The planned 1,650-strong counter-terrorism unit signals a bid to redefine its role in West Africa’s security landscape. But funding, coordination, training gaps, and raise doubts about its viability, explains franziskaehlert.bsky.social. Read more: t1p.de/qcrpj

The ECOWAS Counter-Terrorism Force: New Ambitions, Old Constraints

The Economic Community of West African States’ creation of a “counter-terrorism” force reflects its determination to retain a leading role in...

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How much room for manoeuvre does #Trump leave #Tinubu? Facing Washington's demands and pressure by potential voters, #Nigeria has exercised what Joshua Akintayo calls bounded agency: the ability to shape the terms, timing and framing of its compliance. Read more, here: t1p.de/mpszo

Trump in Africa: Nigeria's Bounded Agency and Structural Dependence Under US Pressure

Since last October, the United States has been exerting coercive pressure on Nigeria. President Tinubu’s response is constrained by religious...

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🎓 #China is now #Africa’s largest scholarship provider. Analysing LinkedIn data on 33,000 Africans educated in China, Carolin Formella and @heidland.bsky.social suggest how education mobility is used as a soft #power tool. Read the full Spotlight: t1p.de/rfl3o

African Scholars in China: Education Mobility as Soft Power?

China pledged more scholarships to African students than Western governments combined. Using LinkedIn data, we show that they study engineering...

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I knew the US state department has been divesting from traditional diplomacy since the Obama admin, but I hadn't realized that 41/54 African countries currently do NOT have US ambassadors. Orange = no ambassador. Not even Rwanda?! Wild!

map of Africa with orange countries = no ambassador and green = w/ambassador

#Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa’s 2030 power bid hits the barracks, writes Africa confidential. Behind the constitution debate is a struggle over the post-Mugabe state with presidential allies, disgruntled #generals and a fragmented opposition testing their strength. Check out G. Maringira's Policy Brief !!

Megatrends Afrika@megatrends-afrika.de · 8mo ago

#Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 faces a contested succession as President #Mnangagwa seeks to extend his rule beyond 2028, opposed by military elites aligned with VP #Chiwenga. Godfrey Maringira analyses why the #military remains the decisive force, sidelining elections. Read more, here: t1p.de/lyn2q