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The 28-year-old Mbemba has become a crucial defensive linchpin at Marseille after spells at Anderlecht, Newcastle and Porto – even scoring seven goals in 43 appearances after coming into his own at the southern French club.
'Russia in Africa: Resurgent Great Power or Bellicose Pretender?' is out now in hardback.
As soldiers and civilians re-negotiate the peaceful transition promised after the ouster of longtime strongman Omar al-Bashir in 2019, we take a look at the rivalry between the head of the military and the powerful RSA paramilitary force - borne of the Janjawid militia that wreaked havoc in Darfur – as well as their backers.
French President Emmanuel Macron is on a charm offensive in Africa, visiting four nations in the continent as he tries to reset relations with former colonies that have become strained. He began in Gabon before moving on to Angola, Congo Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The French military has been heavily involved in anti-jihadist operations in the Sahel region of West Africa for the best part of a decade, but Mali and Burkina Faso have asked those troops to leave. Macron said France will now draw down all its troops at bases in Africa, instead setting up academies in partnership with local forces.
France has long been a major broker on the continent. But with political instability, insecurity and "Françafrique”, a cosy web of ties with its ex-colonies, some countries feel France has overstayed its welcome.
We also try to unravel fact from fiction in Steven Spielberg's very personal film "The Fabelmans" and we look into the thriving movie industry in French-speaking West Africa.
Philosopher Achille Mbembe has a reputation for challenging how we are living our lives: the way the world is increasingly driven by market economics and capitalist economies, as well as where technology and digitisation is taking us.
Why did France lose influence so fast in these former colonies? Why is Paris finding it so hard to counter conspiracy theories that include claims of collusion with jihadist insurgents - claims that are blatantly baseless but which Moscow is only too happy to relay?