Tag Archives: Africa

Covid placed a pause on the formal renewal of relations between Europe and Africa, but it has also brought new focus to old questions.

Turkey has managed to avoid becoming embroiled in many of Africa’s local political quagmires. Instead, it came with a strong commitment that focused on direct aid, infrastructure and transportation projects, as well as mutually beneficial economic partnerships.

Despite massive expenditure by the Nigerian government over the past decade, counter-terrorism operations by security forces have achieved limited success and the country is still ranked on the Global Terrorism Index as one of the states most affected by terrorism. Is the problem one of bad policy, strategy and tactics, or is corruption in the leadership ranks of the security …

Europe’s focus on returns risks destabilizing receiving countries and aggravating the root causes of migration.

Proposed changes could make an already unbalanced multilateral trading system even worse for developing countries.

Dr. Julien Benoit discusses five important moments in paleontology you may have missed during 2018, and what they mean – particularly for Africa and its place in the story of human origins.

African countries should use the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration as a basis to develop better continental migration governance systems.

To withstand the inevitable natural disasters climate change will bring, better disaster risk management must start now.

With the consent of African governments, China’s subtle but deliberate strategy is paying off.

With its rapidly growing population, Africa should follow the tried-and-tested route of using manufacturing to achieve growth.