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  MODERN DAY SCRAMBLE & PARTITION FOR AFRICA.   A new scramble and partition for Africa has been going on for close to 2 decades, with major powers such as the European Union (EU), United States of America, China & Russia all playing their hand in this new race for Africa. With resources playing a vital role in the new Industrial Revolution, Africa’s vast deposits of different minerals make it an appealing partner in this new era revolution. In short, whoever forms strategic partnerships in the trade and exchange of resources with Africa, will have the upper hand in creating new and better technologies hence taking control of most of the Global economy. In this “new era economy,” resources are important in the Tech race and Africa offers a lot of these.  The scramble for Africa has been strategically taking place. Not armed but rather more political with heavy influence from different states and international institutions. Africa’s international relations are deep...

      GLOBAL PEACE & SECURITY IN THE SHIFTING GEOPOLITICAL LANDSCAPE: 21st century Geopolitics. A time of global conflict.  Pt 1, ASIA 1.1 In a time where Geo-politics is proving to be an effective proxy modus operandi for wielding global influence, it plays a very vital role in the balance and maintenance of the status of Global Peace and Security. Every region in the world is currently experiencing a conflict, ranging from internal to regional conflicts. Regional cooperation plays an integral role in maintaining the status of peace and security. However, this cooperation can be affected by international factors, bypassing bilateral relations leading to a divide in regional unity. This, in turn, threatens a region's status of peace and security raising the risk of conflict.  Europe, Middle-East and Asia are all experiencing forms of geopolitical conflicts, which in turn are becoming more regional with involvement of major global powers(some considered exter...