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Tag: Africa
Fixing Africa’s triple set of dilemmas: high debt, large govt spending, collapsing currencies
Governments of highly indebted African countries need to take a number of steps to alleviate the stark trade-offs between servicing expensive debt, supporting high and ... Read More
African countries gather in Marrakech to address weapons of mass destruction proliferation
African Countries are gathered in Marrakech from January 31 to February 2 to take part in the political meeting to promote the Proliferation Security Initiative ... Read More
Italian PM Meloni’s ‘Africa plan seeks to swap energy investment for migration curbs
The chair of the African Union Commission (AUC) has welcomed Italy’s plan to strengthen relations between Europe and Africa that also includes a proposal to ... Read More
Germany to expand its engagement in Sahel despite Europe’s failed security strategy
Politicians and experts in Germany have called on the European country to continue its involvement in Africa’s Sahel region even after the 2020s did not ... Read More
African govts need to learn lessons to secure true win-win development partnership with China
As the China's top diplomat Wang Yi wraps up his six-day tour of Africa, hailing deep-rooted friendships between China and African nations, experts have stressed ... Read More
Africa at critical juncture: as China slows, continent needs to diversify economic partners
With Chinese lending to Africa shrinking, the continent must focus on increasing its internal trade, diversifying trade-able goods away from commodities, and developing and solidifying ... Read More
WEF report 2024: sub-Saharan Africa to see moderate growth amid economic uncertainty
World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual survey of chief economists from the public and private sector is relatively upbeat about Africa, with 65% of them expecting ... Read More
Remittances from African diaspora grew in 2023, set to exceed $100bn in 2024
Global remittances from African diaspora to their home continent are set to exceed $100bn a year amid demographic trends in Europe such as an aging ... Read More
Mali: Algerian regime, leading exporter of instability & separatism in Africa
The ruling Algerian junta has sparked a diplomatic crisis with another neighboring country, proving beyond doubt to be a regional pariah and a source of ... Read More
Russia’s humanitarian Agency mulls plans to open offices in Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea
Russia’s humanitarian agency Rossotrudnichestvo, also known as "Russian House”, is planning to open offices in Burkina Faso and Guinea Equatorial amid growing presence of Moscow ... Read More