Vol 66 No 20 |
- AFRICA
- ISLAMISM
Al Shabaab tries to regain the initiative in Somalia, Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado is jolted by fresh attacks and the Sahel is the most lethal region
The global spotlight has shifted away from Africa’s jihadist wars, but the violence has not. As western military forces disengage and attention shifts to Ukraine and Gaza, militant...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 3 |
- TAIWAN
- AFRICA
Taipei cannot turn to its African allies to improve lagging exports, but pins its hopes instead on reaching an understanding with Beijing
Africa is almost off Taiwan’s diplomatic radar. In contrast to the
attention lavished by Chinese leaders on countries across the
continent, Taiwan’s relations with its four African allies remain low
key,...
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker officially abandoned the idea that the European Union was trying to set up migrant camps in North Africa during a visit to Tunisia...
By Dan Large, Research Director, Africa-Asia Institute, School of Oriental and Africa Studies; Professor Chris Alden, London School of Economics; and Dr Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, St Peter’s College, Oxford. The three have jointly edited a volume of essays entitled ‘China Returns to Africa’ (Christopher Hurst & Co, London, August 2008).
Accelerating China-Africa trade and diplomatic relations are the dominant topic in the Africa-Asia nexus – even if India and Japan have taken the spotlight with grand African summits...
It is with great sadness that we report the loss of Peter da Costa, journalist, economist and activist, on 18 August, a year to the day after the...
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