DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 14 | AFRICAUNITED NATIONSHEALTH Summit delivers vaccine cash but US sits out 30th June 2025 US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jnr has criticised a key Gavi vaccine Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, secured most of the funding it needs for its next five years of operations at a pledging summit in Brussels on 25 June,... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 13 | ECONOMYAFRICABANKS Rulebook under pressure as Afreximbank slips a notch 27th June 2025 Fitch’s downgrade raises questions about risk perception and preferred creditor status – and has reignited calls for an African-owned rating agency Fitch Ratings downgraded the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) one notch to BBB- on 4 June, leaving the Cairo-based lender just above non-investment grade. The principal reason was a...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 13 | AFRICAMIGRATION AU lawmakers draw up model migration law 23rd June 2025 The Pan-African Parliament hopes its example will encourage governments to protect migrants’ rights The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has moved closer to agreeing a model law to harmonise the treatment of migrants across the continent following three days of meetings in Nairobi... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 13 | AFRICADEBT Stiglitz panel calls for debt relief, as wealthy states block African UN plan 23rd June 2025 US aid cuts and tariffs increase need of African states to get a fairer deal on debt An expert panel chaired by Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has called for a new round of debt relief for African countries to prevent a ‘perfect storm’ of... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 13 | CHINAAFRICA China’s new trade offer exploits Washington’s tariffs on African economies 16th June 2025 Officials in Washington are mulling changes to the tariff policy ahead of a US-Africa business summit in September China continues to position itself as Africa’s most important economic partner after offering tariff-free trade to all 54 African countries, other than Eswatini, which recognises Taiwan’s sovereignty. READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 12 | AFRICAUNITED NATIONS As Trump turns off the tap, Guterres wields the knife 13th June 2025 The UN Secretary-General hopes radical restructuring and austerity can rescue the organisation as multilateralism starts to split at the seams Instead of celebrating its 80th birthday, there is a serious chance that the UN headquarters will have to declare a form of institutional bankruptcy at its General Assembly... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 12 | AFRICA China is seen as more reliable than the US in first Africa poll after Trump returns to Presidency 9th June 2025 Interviewees are frustrated with civilian governments but majority still favour democracy over military juntas Support for democracy across Africa appears is ebbing due to falling governance standards, according to a new annual survey covering 39 African states by the Accra-based think tank... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 12 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Washington asks for African views on Africom’s future 2nd June 2025 The US is considering merging Africom into its Europe command as its commitment to the continent wavers African leaders should make their positions on the future of the United States’ military command in Africa known in the coming months, Africom commander General Michael Langley told... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 12 | AFRICAMIGRATION Access denied 13th June 2025 Africans lost an estimated €60 million (US$67.5m) in 2024 alone due to rejected applications for Schengen visas to visit the European Union, according to data published by the...
Vol 66 No 11 | FRANCEAFRICA Paris all at sea over Africa reset 30th May 2025 President Macron’s new policy ideas keep foundering on the domestic priorities of African leaders Two more sharp reminders of the cultural and political realities have jolted President Emmanuel Macron as he struggles to reshape France’s relations with Africa which have reached a...