Vol 64 No 10 | UNITED KINGDOMAFRICA Colonial spotlight 11th May 2023 Britain's colonial past cast an awkward shadow over the Coronation of King Charles III of England on 6 May despite his efforts to deliver an inclusive multi-faith and...
Vol 64 No 9 | AFRICAUNITED NATIONS Africa still has a Ukraine problem 27th April 2023 UN diplomats we sounded out last year on the European war are now just as indifferent, or hostile, to the western position on Russia When the UN General Assembly met to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year the reluctance of Africa's representatives to condemn Moscow surprised many. Twenty-four...
Vol 64 No 9 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Changing of the diplomatic guard 27th April 2023 The European Union is sending new blood to lead its diplomatic missions in the Sahel as Europe seeks to rebuild its waning influence in the region.
Vol 64 No 8 | ECONOMYWORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDAFRICA Rival debt plans hold up new finance 3rd April 2023 The UN's ambitious plan to tackle multilateral and commercial debt faces formidable geopolitical obstacles Conflicting plans to address the developing economy debt crisis will be demanding urgent attention, along with proposals to boost climate finance and for thoroughgoing institutional reform at the...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 7 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Blinken's 'war crimes' determination following his meeting with Abiy 21st March 2023 Washington statement tries to appease human rights critics as it rebuilds ties with Addis Ababa A week after his meeting with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa when he offered US$330 million in humanitarian aid to the government, United States Secretary... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 7 | CHINAAFRICA Beijing pushes back on debt 30th March 2023 An interview by Beijing-aligned newspaper guancha.cn with Professor Tang Xiaoyang, a top development economist in China, has spelt out official thinking about debt restructuring as differences over strategy...
Vol 64 No 6 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Brussels backs Italy's hard line on migration 9th March 2023 A leaked letter from the European Commission chief spells out the EU's plans to deter and return migrants to their home countries A week after the sinking of a boat carrying several hundred migrants off the Calabrian coast in southern Italy which killed more than 60 people, European Commission President...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 6 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Pesticides row adds to toxic relations 7th March 2023 African parliamentarians have accused European Union economies of exporting carcinogenic pesticides to their countries, adding to mounting tensions over trading rules and migration Speakers at the joint parliament assembly between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific in Brussels, on 2 March accused EU countries of double standards by... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 5 | ECONOMYAFRICA Capital crisis in the continent 2nd March 2023 Reeling from the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, African economies need investment to boost growth Over a year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered another shock to a global economy recovering slowly from the pandemic, Africa's economies are counting the cost of rocketing...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 5 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA President Macron administers last rites to the post-Cotonou treaty 23rd February 2023 The 79-member African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping is at risk after support wanes for a new accord France's President Emmanuel Macron appears to have given up on the negotiations for a successor to the Cotonou Agreement between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and... READ FOR FREE