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Europe is betting €200 billion on Africa and economic security

Brussels launched Global Gateway as an ethical alternative to China’s lending – now its priorities are economic sustainability with a preference for European business

Two Global Gateway projects worth €57.8 million (US$66.5m) were unveiled at the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town on 15-16 September, backing South African green hydrogen and...


The scramble for capital

Governments and companies look to Asia and domestic finance as trade and investment fall behind the continent’s population and market growth

The push by African economies to accelerate investment and growth is centred on the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) ambitious plan to mobilise under-utilised domestic resources and countries’ efforts...


Beijing finds partners on both sides of the Tripoli-Benghazi divide

Chinese companies are building ties with the rival regimes, using banking, shipping and industries to expand operations

Without waiting for the rival leaders in Tripoli and Benghazi to settle their political feuds, Chinese companies are building up a corporate bulwark in Libya. In the west,...


Failure to launch

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s last-minute cancellation of his trip to Eswatini last week was an embarrassing setback and further evidence of Taipei being outmanoeuvred by China. Lai accused...


A new axis emerges

Fresh evidence reveals covert military cooperation on Ethiopia’s western frontier, reshaping the dynamics of Sudan’s war

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in February, he raised questions about Ethiopia’s rumoured involvement in Sudan’s war and the alleged presence...


Displaying 7 results from 2026 (out of 856 total).