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OPEC+ announced on May 3 that it will raise its collective oil production cap by 411,000 barrels per day in June, an increase from the original production increase of roughly 138,000 barrels per day to which the bloc previously agreed.

Global: OPEC's Production Increase Provides Some Tariff Respite

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Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and other oil producers participating in OPEC+'s voluntary 2.2 million barrel per day production cut agreed to delay the cut's phase out from Oct. 1 to Dec. 1, OPEC+ said in a press release published on its website on Sept. 5.

Global: OPEC+ Delays Voluntary Production Cut Phase Out by Two Months

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OPEC+ may delay a planned 180,000 barrel per day increase in oil production in October, Reuters reported on Sept. 4, citing three OPEC+ sources.

Global: OPEC+ Weighs Delaying Production Increase

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Five opposition candidates -- Floribert Anzuluni, Nkema Lilo, Theodore Ngoyi, Denis Mukwege and Martin Fayulu -- in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Dec. 20 presidential election have demanded that the electoral commission organize new elections due to irregularities, Radio Okapi reported Dec. 21.

Congo: Five Opposition Candidates Demand New Elections 

Allegations of a military coup in the Republic of Congo surfaced on social media after President Denis Sassou-Nguesso landed in New York for the U.N. General Assembly, Africanews reported on Sept. 17.

Republic of Congo: Government Denies Allegations of Coup

The Suitors of Sub-Saharan Africa

The International Monetary Fund has approved a bailout for the Republic of the Congo, according to a July 11 press release.

Congo: IMF Approves Bailout Package for Brazzaville

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Russia will send military specialists to the Republic of the Congo to oversee the maintenance and training in the use of Russian equipment, including helicopters, rocket artillery and armored vehicles, The Moscow Times reported May 24.

Russia: Moscow to Deploy Military Specialists to Congo 

Government troops were deployed in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, after an attack on a police barracks and a government building there, Africa News reported April 4. 

Republic of the Congo: Troops Deployed In Capital After Attack On Police Barracks

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A Gabonese brigade participates in a training exercise as part of a military program linked to the Franco-Gabonese partnership at the French military base Camp de Gaulle in Libreville on March 19, 2025. 

France's reduced influence in Africa will create space for local and foreign actors to take on greater leadership roles, but their inability to fill the security vacuum left by France's withdrawal would threaten to destabilize the region.

France, Africa and the Future, Part 2: The Age of Multi-Alignment 

A picture released on July 12, 1963, of then-French President Gen. Charles de Gaulle (2L) and Jacques Foccart (L) greeting African, Malagasy and French overseas territories veterans arriving in Paris for French Bastille Day celebrations.

After decades of cultivating tight-knit relationships with francophone African countries, France has effectively ended its forward military presence in West and Central Africa amid shifting political dynamics in both regions, which will weaken its influence on the continent but enable Paris to reallocate resources towards Europe's security.

France, Africa and the Future, Part 1: A New Balance of Power 

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U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with President Joao Lourenco of Angola during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

U.S.-China Relations

A new supply line could increase access to Central African mining exports and strengthen Western influence in the region, but several constraints stand in the way.

Washington's 'Flagship' Africa Project: A New Supply Line for Central African Mining Exports

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People holding Gabon national flags celebrate in Libreville on August 30, 2023, after a group of military officers announced they were ''putting an end'' to President Ali Bongo Ondimba's regime. 

Rampant insecurity could precipitate the collapse of more Sahelian governments, while succession crises and patronage politics could do the same for Central Africa's dynastic leaders.

Assessing the Risk of Future African Coups, Part 1: The Sahel and Central Africa

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (2nd L) and Libya's Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah (3rd L) attend an agreement-signing ceremony between Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni and the Libyan National Oil Corporation in Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 28, 2023.

As Europe turns away from Russian energy, Italy positions itself as a natural gas conduit between the Continent and Africa.

With Energy Deals in Africa, Italy Positions Itself as Europe's Next Gas Hub

Ethiopia

Newly elected Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema delivers a speech during his inauguration at the Heroes Stadium in Lusaka on Aug. 24, 2021. 

Beijing's first foray into debt restructuring under the G-20 framework will offer insight into China's potential position in other African countries' creditor talks.

What Zambian Debt Talks Could Mean for Chinese Borrowers in Africa

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During the final day of the African tour that also included visits to Cameroon and Benin, French President Emmanuel Macron (left) waves to a crowd through the roof of a car in Bissau with Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. 

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The French president and Russian foreign minister’s separate trips to Central African countries highlight Paris and Moscow's growing interest in the region, with both leaders pledging increased security and investments.

Making Sense of France and Russia’s High-Level Visits to Africa

 At the Heart of the Central African Republic's Struggles

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Many African countries must contend with the constraints of being landlocked, along with a shortage of fertile soil and an abundance of political and security problems. The Central African Republic embodies these dilemmas. Its geographic challenges and instability bode ill for its development.

At the Heart of the Central African Republic's Struggles

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Taking the Pulse of World Leaders

Old Leaders in a New Africa

In many places, a country's security is inevitably intertwined with the health of its ruler.

Monitoring the Pulse of World Leaders

The Challenges of Unseating Gabon's Longtime Leader

Even if accusations of election fraud could be proved, the opposition has little power to wield.

The Challenge of Unseating Gabon's Entrenched Leader

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No Shelter From the Panama Papers

So far, the data has implicated people in nearly every region of the world.

Those Who Are (and Are Not) Sheltered From the Panama Papers

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The pace of the transition will be decided by how quickly new technologies reach the developing world.

Paris Agreement Emphasizes Shift Away From Oil

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Global: OPEC's Production Increase Provides Some Tariff Respite

Global: OPEC+ Delays Voluntary Production Cut Phase Out by Two Months

Global: OPEC+ Weighs Delaying Production Increase

Congo: Five Opposition Candidates Demand New Elections

Republic of Congo: Government Denies Allegations of Coup

Congo: IMF Approves Bailout Package for Brazzaville

Russia: Moscow to Deploy Military Specialists to Congo

Republic of the Congo: Troops Deployed In Capital After Attack On Police Barracks

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