MER Article

Laundering Carbon—The Gulf’s ‘New Scramble for Africa’

Carbon offsets are changing the relationship between the Middle East and the African continent.

Adam Hanieh • 10 min read

MER Article

Illicit Flows to the UAE Take the Shine off African Gold

Following Mali's artisanal gold to the markets of Dubai.

Bruce Whitehouse • 9 min read

MER Article

Exit France—The Influence of External Actors in the Sahel Region

Where France went wrong in Mali.

Hannah Rae Armstrong • 11 min read

Current Analysis

Illicit Flows to the UAE Take the Shine off African Gold

What we can learn from Mali's artisanal gold trade.

Bruce Whitehouse • 9 min read

MER Article

Rethinking Whiteness in Turkey Through the AKP’s Foreign Policy in Africa South of the Sahara

There is a new investment in whiteness in contemporary Turkey, and it is not by those who have traditionally been identified as “White Turks,” but by their long-standing critics, the so-called Black Turks.

Ezgi Güner • 11 min read

MER Article

The Sub-Saharan African Turn in Moroccan Literature

With the increasing presence of sub-Saharan African migrants in North Africa over the past decade, public discussions of race and prejudice are losing their taboo. Moroccan writers are encouraging a broader awareness of structural racism by including more Black characters in their novels and by depi

Brahim El Guabli • 9 min read

Current Analysis

The Sub-Saharan African Turn in Moroccan Literature

With the increasing presence of sub-Saharan African migrants in North Africa over the past decade, public discussions of race and prejudice are losing their taboo. Moroccan writers are encouraging a broader awareness of structural racism by including more Black characters in their novels and by depi

Brahim El Guabli • 9 min read