DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 11 | RUSSIAUKRAINEAFRICA Power politics could derail vital grain deal for Africa 23rd May 2023 Moscow may cancel the foodstuffs supply accord as Ukraine steps up its diplomacy in Africa and the Global South The future of the UN-brokered grain deal that has allowed over 30 million tonnes of foodstuffs to be exported from Ukraine across the Black Sea to Africa and... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 10 | ECONOMYWORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDAFRICA No brave new Bretton Woods in sight 11th May 2023 Negotiations on reforming the international finance system are slowed by geopolitics and the west’s economic wobbles Grand talk about remaking the international system and a second edition of Bretton Woods meeting, which founded the IMF and the World Bank in 1944, has yielded little...
Vol 64 No 10 | ECONOMYAFRICAAID Rich countries boost aid – to themselves 11th May 2023 Helping Ukrainian refugees has driven a surge in aid spending – mostly at the expense of hard-hit African economies African states have felt the pain of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the form of shortages and higher prices for wheat, grain and agricultural inputs, and above all...
Vol 64 No 10 | UNITED KINGDOMAFRICA Colonial spotlight 11th May 2023 Britain's colonial past cast an awkward shadow over the Coronation of King Charles III of England on 6 May despite his efforts to deliver an inclusive multi-faith and...
Vol 64 No 9 | AFRICAUNITED NATIONS Africa still has a Ukraine problem 27th April 2023 UN diplomats we sounded out last year on the European war are now just as indifferent, or hostile, to the western position on Russia When the UN General Assembly met to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year the reluctance of Africa's representatives to condemn Moscow surprised many. Twenty-four...
Vol 64 No 9 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Changing of the diplomatic guard 27th April 2023 The European Union is sending new blood to lead its diplomatic missions in the Sahel as Europe seeks to rebuild its waning influence in the region.
Vol 64 No 8 | ECONOMYWORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDAFRICA Rival debt plans hold up new finance 3rd April 2023 The UN's ambitious plan to tackle multilateral and commercial debt faces formidable geopolitical obstacles Conflicting plans to address the developing economy debt crisis will be demanding urgent attention, along with proposals to boost climate finance and for thoroughgoing institutional reform at the...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 7 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Blinken's 'war crimes' determination following his meeting with Abiy 21st March 2023 Washington statement tries to appease human rights critics as it rebuilds ties with Addis Ababa A week after his meeting with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa when he offered US$330 million in humanitarian aid to the government, United States Secretary... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 7 | CHINAAFRICA Beijing pushes back on debt 30th March 2023 An interview by Beijing-aligned newspaper guancha.cn with Professor Tang Xiaoyang, a top development economist in China, has spelt out official thinking about debt restructuring as differences over strategy...
Vol 64 No 6 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA Brussels backs Italy's hard line on migration 9th March 2023 A leaked letter from the European Commission chief spells out the EU's plans to deter and return migrants to their home countries A week after the sinking of a boat carrying several hundred migrants off the Calabrian coast in southern Italy which killed more than 60 people, European Commission President...