The European Parliament’s vote on 14 November to take apart the EU’s deforestation rules is another step in the weakening of the bloc’s Green Deal laws. It has...

Countries sitting on the minerals to power the energy transition – such as copper, cobalt and lithium – expect a more determined push for access from US mining...

President Emmanuel Macron’s government is wheeling out the ministers of finance, trade and foreign affairs on 19-20 November to meet African businesses and official delegates to cut deals...

As shockwaves reverberate with the prospect of a second presidential term for Donald J Trump after the 5 November elections, African banks and businesses are regrouping to cope...

Hosting last week’s BRICS summit in Kazan was a welcome break from two years of international isolation for President Vladimir Putin and a golden opportunity to increase Russia’s...

Officials tried valiantly to inject some optimism at the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank from 21-26 October in Washington DC amid growing concerns over global...

Budgetary cuts, domestic priorities and personnel wrangles have dominated the early months of Britain’s new Labour government – to the detriment of its planned ‘reset’ of foreign policy....