Africa
US-Africa trade policy will tread a beaten path
President Joe Biden’s Africa policy is beginning to take shape, though many old challenges remain
AfricaOmicron’s emergence may hurt African economies
Omicron’s arrival has renewed fears of an extended crisis and prompted a reversion to self-interested pandemic politics
AfricaAfrica-European investment initiative may misfire
The European Commission's new 'Global Gateway' project aims to mobilise EUR300bn for global infrastructure investment
AfricaAfrica-China summit will break little new ground
Yesterday began the eighth triennial Forum on China and Africa Cooperation in Dakar
AfricaProspects for African economies in 2022
The economic effects of the pandemic continue to loom large across a continent already harder hit than most others
AfricaAfrica faces the challenge of ‘choiceless democracy’
Dissatisfaction with democratic dividends underpins a recent wave of coups and protests across the continent
AfricaAfrica: Blinken trip aims to raise US profile
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is currently on his first Africa trip, visiting Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal
United StatesAfrican activists face uphill battle on LGBT rights
A new wave of anti-LGBT sentiment is manifesting in both new legislation and a spike in incidents
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