Vol 61 No 20 | WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Amina misses out again 8th October 2020 Kenya's Amina Mohamed will again narrowly miss out on a top international job after Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former finance minister, and Yoo Myung-hee, South Korea's trade chief, were...
Vol 63 No 5 | RUSSIAAFRICA Alliances come under heavy fire 3rd March 2022 Governments across Africa are reviewing ties with Moscow as the international crisis over its Ukraine invasion deepens Africa is not directly concerned by the Russia-Ukraine war, yet the African Union and a few member states have made their views known loudly, in contrast with their... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 19 | KENYACHINA Beijing leads battle for influence 19th September 2024 Although most western media paid it little attention, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, held from 4 to 6 September, received near wall-to-wall coverage across swathes of Africa. FOCAC’s...
Vol 63 No 21 | SWITZERLANDUNITED STATES Settlement hits another bump 20th October 2022 Swiss-based commodity trading giant Glencore is struggling to finalise its US$1.5 billion settlement with the US authorities. Now, a new player has entered into the drama. Glencore had...
Vol 66 No 2 | UNITED STATESAFRICA In the news: Trump’s new men in Africa 23rd January 2025 Two United States foreign policy veterans are taking the lead on Africa policy in Donald Trump’s second presidency. Joseph Foltz, the staff director on the House Foreign Affairs...