Recent moves by the Biden administration signal the growing weight of Africa in US foreign policy thinking, but Washington still lags behind longstanding engagement from China and Russia.

Contrary to popular belief, the value of Africa to contemporary Chinese statecraft is overwhelmingly political rather than economic.

After a three-decade absence from the Horn of Africa, Italy is re-engaging with the region – and its ambitions go well beyond the issue of migration.

Will the discovery of surveillance bugs in the AU's headquarters reverberate in wider China-Africa relations?