https://afripoli.org/rss/category/geopolitics-and-geoeconomics APRI – Africa Policy Research Institute - Category Title: Geopolitics & Geoeconomics en © APRI – Africa Policy Research Institute gGmbH. 2026 https://afripoli.org/from-geopolitical-competition-to-crm-strategic-cooperation-the-eu-indonesia-africa-triangle https://afripoli.org/from-geopolitical-competition-to-crm-strategic-cooperation-the-eu-indonesia-africa-triangle Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:04:00 +0200 Eszter Szedlacsek CRM, Indonesia, Geopolitics, Africa, EU, triangle https://afripoli.org/event/rethinking-african-diplomacy-in-an-age-of-energy-shocks-and-great-power-conflict https://afripoli.org/event/rethinking-african-diplomacy-in-an-age-of-energy-shocks-and-great-power-conflict Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:02:00 +0200 APRI diplomacy, africa, energy, shocks, conflict https://afripoli.org/africa-in-a-multipolar-world-navigating-power-in-shifting-global-order-2025 https://afripoli.org/africa-in-a-multipolar-world-navigating-power-in-shifting-global-order-2025 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:38:00 +0100 Amandine Gnanguênon Multipolarity, America First, AU-EU Summit, G20 South Africa, Sovereign Credit Ratings, Lobito Corridor, Critical Minerals, Geopolitics of the Horn of Africa. https://afripoli.org/africa1-summits-a-closer-look-at-the-geometry-of-global-diplomacy https://afripoli.org/africa1-summits-a-closer-look-at-the-geometry-of-global-diplomacy Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:05:00 +0100 Amandine Gnanguênon Africa, Summits, Diplomacy, African Agency, Africa +1 summits https://afripoli.org/platinum-group-metals-green-hydrogen-production-and-economic-development-in-south-africa https://afripoli.org/platinum-group-metals-green-hydrogen-production-and-economic-development-in-south-africa Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:56:16 +0100 Grasian Mkodzongi PGM, Geopolitics, green hydrogen, Africa, South Africa https://afripoli.org/europe-and-africa-at-25-partnership-in-an-age-of-shared-vulnerability https://afripoli.org/europe-and-africa-at-25-partnership-in-an-age-of-shared-vulnerability Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:39:12 +0100 Lidet Tadesse Shiferaw EU-AU, Geopolitics, summit 25, Africa, governance, Institutions https://afripoli.org/reshaping-ecowas-strategic-gas-infrastructure-and-market-integration https://afripoli.org/reshaping-ecowas-strategic-gas-infrastructure-and-market-integration Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:55:00 +0100 Dieketseng Nzhadzhaba ECOWAS, 50th Anniversary, Geopolitics, Gas Infrastructure, West Africa, Energy https://afripoli.org/beyond-extraction-africas-strategic-leverage-in-the-eu-brics-critical-minerals-nexus https://afripoli.org/beyond-extraction-africas-strategic-leverage-in-the-eu-brics-critical-minerals-nexus Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:51:09 +0100 Bhaso Ndzendze BRICS+, Geopolitics, EU-BRICS+, CRM, Minerals, Africa https://afripoli.org/navigating-exodus-youth-external-mobility-the-japa-phenomenon-and-economic-resilience-in-west-africa https://afripoli.org/navigating-exodus-youth-external-mobility-the-japa-phenomenon-and-economic-resilience-in-west-africa Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:01:19 +0100 Adedeji Aina Ademola ECOWAS, 50th Anniversary, Geopolitics, West Africa, youth, unemployment, migration https://afripoli.org/a-snapshot-view-of-business-activities-along-the-lobito-corridor https://afripoli.org/a-snapshot-view-of-business-activities-along-the-lobito-corridor Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:58:48 +0100 E. 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https://afripoli.org/event/partnership-in-progress-turkiye-africa-relations Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:15:00 +0200 APRI turkey, africa, relationship, relation, partnership, progress, ansprenger, symposium, african, studies, practice