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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicAfrican Union

Topic: African Union

The most famous map of the world is inaccurate. Africa’s not having it anymore

Mercator projection is not the first time a European map distorted or misrepresented a region, says one expert. Another explains that mathematically, it is impossible to have one accurate flat map.

Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah—champion of Non-Alignment & man behind Zohran Mamdani’s middle name

Nkrumah was a towering anti-colonial leader, pan-African thinker, first PM & president of Ghana. Post-independence, he was seen as authoritarian and was deposed in a coup.

UNSC backs AU transition in Somalia

AUSSOM will replace ATMIS, supporting Somali forces against al-Shabaab.

China is elevating relations with Africa. Why its $51 billion funding is highly misleading

The last India-Africa Forum Summit took place in New Delhi way back in 2015, and significant shifts in global geopolitics and geoeconomics have occurred since then.

India’s ramping up Africa engagement, guided by Modi’s ’10 principles’. How ties have evolved

India is looking to deepen diplomatic engagement, economic & defence ties with Africa. Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit to be held this year.

2023 is year of Indian diplomacy. Goal of boosting its strategic autonomy credentials met

US' decades-old alliance system is changing in an era when countries seek to avoid choosing sides. Allies are now part of minilaterals and regional groupings.

India ‘fifth superpower of the world’, says African Union Chair, thanks Modi for inclusion in G20

Speaking to media after conclusion of G20 Summit, African Union Chair and Comoros President Azali Assoumani addressed queries on China and said nobody has a ‘monopoly’ in Africa.

How do you count the takeaways from India’s G20? It’s as simple as ABCD

The connectivity partnership between the US, EU, UAE, Saudi Arabia, India is a truly big ticket announcement that will be a game-changer.

G20 presidency has played the role of a catalyst in 3 shifts, says PM Modi

Today, accomplishing things at scale is a quality that is associated with India. The G20 Presidency is no exception.

G20 admits African Union as permanent member at Summit, second Union after EU

The African Union, a continental body of 55 member states, now has the same status as the European Union. Its previous designation was "invited international organisation".

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.