Video cartoons circulating on social media have make clear a Russian propaganda marketing campaign geared toward sapping France’s affect amongst its African allies, analysts say. They depict France as a voracious invader, an animal predator eyeing the riches of its former colonies, solely to be overcome by these it sought …

Within the Lake Albert area, in northwestern Uganda, TotalEnergies plans to extract giant portions of oil buried deep within the floor. Work has already began. Backhoe loaders are digging the soil throughout the savannah. On the prime of the embankments of crimson earth designed to decrease the noise of machines, …