The Trump Administration and U.S. Africa Policy: What has been accomplished and what lies ahead? Continue reading “The Trump Administration and U.S. Africa Policy”
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Africa could be the winner as the US attempts to stifle Huawei
The adoption of 5G technology, powered by Chinese tech giant Huawei, has become a game of international geopolitical football with Donald Trump as the self-appointed referee. Africa is set to become an early adopter – but there are political, economic and security risks attached. Continue reading “Africa could be the winner as the US attempts to stifle Huawei”
Sovereign wealth funds in Africa
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- The existence of the ‘resource curse’ in Africa has meant that large natural resource endowments often correlate with lower-than-expected economic growth as well as weaker, more authoritarian institutional development.
Ethiopia says US plans ‘substantial financial support’
America’s top diplomat in his final Africa stop on Tuesday discussed dramatic political reforms with Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister, and the U.S. plans to provide “substantial financial support” to strengthen them, Ethiopia said. Continue reading “Ethiopia says US plans ‘substantial financial support’”
Locust Outbreak in Eastern Africa
A new generation of voracious desert locusts is about to hatch in eastern Africa, and if not tackled now, will form swarms 20 times larger than the wave that has swept through the region since the beginning of the year, aid workers and experts are warning.Unusually heavy rains late last year favored breeding, triggering the current locust outbreak that spread into eastern Ethiopia, neighboring areas of Somalia, and then poured into Kenya, destroying crops, pasture, and forest cover on an unprecedented scale. Continue reading “Locust Outbreak in Eastern Africa”
Kenya, Djibouti Dispute over UN Security Council Seat
The African Union Heads of State and Government meeting in Addis Ababa this weekend may have to address the continual disagreements on the validity of Kenya’s endorsement to run for the United Nations Security Council seat. Continue reading “Kenya, Djibouti Dispute over UN Security Council Seat”
US Misreads China in Africa
War on the Rocks published on 3 February 2020 a commentary titled “Africa: The First U.S. Casualty of the New Information Warfare against China” by Caleb Slayton, a U.S. foreign area officer who lived and worked in Africa for 12 years prior to serving as director for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations School, Africa course.
Ready or not? Africa and the Coronavirus
Africa has so far escaped the spread of the coronavirus, which first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan on 31 December, and has now gone on to infect more than 28,000 people and kill over 560 people, the vast majority in China. Continue reading “Ready or not? Africa and the Coronavirus”
Disregarding Somaliland Case a Scar on UN and AU
Disregarding Somaliland Case a Scar on UN and AU
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German-Owned Bank KFW Keen To Work With Somaliland
Somaliland is looking to widen ties with Germany in the development of infrastructure and foreign investment. Continue reading “German-Owned Bank KFW Keen To Work With Somaliland”