Hunger levels have been rising for three years in a row, states a new report by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. In 2017, Africa and South America saw the highest increase. One in nine...
Exalted as a “mega-event,” the Africa-China summit is expected to draw nearly all of Africa’s leaders to Beijing. Barely a squeak of criticism has come out of China or Africa, even though there is plenty...
China wants to redefine its military engagement in Africa and has invited military officials from across the continent to Beijing to explore new forms of strategic cooperation. China’s economic influence as an investor and trade...
African heads of state will be gathering at an African Union summit in Addis Ababa on January 22, 2018. Two difficult issues on the agenda: Reform and finance. Analysts are expecting contentious discussions. If words...
On the occasion of the 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress Go Global: China’s new growth regime and why the Cotton Route alternative to the New Silk Road makes sense. The end of the Chinese super...
For months now, Africa’s rough diamonds have been increasing in value but the sale proceeds do not reach the people. Instead, they benefit metropolitan elites and the mine companies, which are usually foreign-owned. Last week Tanzanian...
As China’s slowdown impacts ties with Africa, India is seeking to step in and boost political and economic relations with the continent. The upcoming India-Africa Summit may offer a key opportunity to do just that....
Africa’s raw materials are attracting investors and African states are hoping to capitalize by building roads connecting the continent. But activists warn developments could come at the expense of people and nature. When ecologist Jeff...
China’s presence in Africa has become its obsession not only for trade but also for aid, predator behavior, unfair competition. Beijing consensus supports undemocratic regime, corruption. I must say that the arrival of the “pro-Chinese”...
Trade and investments were the prevalent topics at the first US-Africa summit. The US want to improve their relations with African nations. But they’re late: other countries have already discovered the budding continent. The US-Africa...
The Africa and MENA region will show the highest solar growth in the next 5 years, with SolarBuzz predicting a 50% CAGR in the next 5 years. The region saw a stupendous 670% growth in 2013, albeit on a...
Just read a paper on why Africa has not industrialized (Alan Gelb, Christian Meyer and Vijaya Ramachandran, Does Poor Mean Cheap? A Comparative Look at Africa’s Labour Costs, Centre for Global Development, Working Paper No...
