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Security analyst Ovigwe Eguegu gives us an overview of African geopolitics in the New Cold War and helps us make sense of U.S., European, Russian, and Chinese influence on the continent. He also looks at the African Union (AU), its 2063 agenda, and how Covid-19 is impacting Africa today.

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Podcast: The Geopolitics & Empire Podcast is joined by Ovigwe Eguegu. He is an international security analyst based in Nigeria who specializes in security diplomacy, geopolitics, global system transformation, conflict, and peace. We’ll be looking at Africa and geopolitics in the context of the New Cold War, including the numerous actors who are continuing to vie for influence, and which are not limited to the United States, the EU, Russia, China, Turkey, and Middle Eastern states. We’ll also look at African debt relief and China decoupling.

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Just yesterday we reached the maximum user limit for our email list services free tier and so now we must pay a new costly annual fee, and so donations go to pay for these essential services Now on to our guest and African geopolitics. How are you doing these days Ovigwe, you’re currently in Nigeria?

Ovigwe Eguegu: Yes, yes I’m in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. I’m doing fine and you?

Podcast: I’m doing well, that’s good to hear. So I thought before we start that you would educate us a bit on how Africans today view the foreign influences vying for economic, cultural, and political control in Africa. You know, for many years it’s been my dream to go v