DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 14 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Military chief sets out Washington’s stall to win over new partners on the continent 25th June 2024 President Biden’s government is in talks over potential defence cooperation with Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana This week’s trip to Botswana by Chair of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Brown Jr, is the latest in a series of recent US government... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 14 | AFRICABRITAIN What price an Africa agenda? 4th July 2024 If, as expected, Labour secures its first stint in office for 14 years following Britain’s general election on 4 July, one of its foreign policy challenges will be...
Vol 65 No 13 | AFRICACLIMATE CHANGE Stalemate on climate finance talks irks African negotiators 19th June 2024 After technical negotiations over green transition funds in Bonn hit a deadlock, talks are to resume at the UN General Assembly in September Despite hopes of progress on climate finance for Africa at recent UN negotiations, an impasse emerged at the interim SB60 meeting held in Bonn, Germany from 3 to...
Vol 65 No 13 | ITALYAFRICAG7 Summit host Meloni fails to back promises with cash 18th June 2024 G7 leaders announced new initiatives on food and energy in Africa but delayed talk on the details and price tags Africa was the focus of a three-day G7 summit in Apulia in southern Italy, hosted by a buoyant Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, four days after emerging as...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 13 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Terrorism and cyber fraud targeted as FBI chief lands in Africa 19th June 2024 Visit to Kenya and Nairobi by the agency’s director is the latest effort by Washington to rebuild its intelligence relationships and influence on the continent Last week’s visit of Christopher Wray, Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to Kenya and Nigeria to discuss the US government’s counter-terrorism strategies is... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 13 | SOUTH KOREAAFRICA At its summit, Seoul gets critical mineral deal but no debt accord 11th June 2024 South Korea has refused to accept many key demands from African leaders at summit that marked its first real attempt at building ties with the continent South Korea became the latest Asian state to make a pitch for African influence at a summit attended by 25 other heads of state and government from Africa... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 13 | AFRICAFINANCE Running the tax show in New York 20th June 2024 Wealth taxes and new global efforts to combat illicit financial flows (IFF) and enforce taxation of cross-border services are the top priorities of a UN tax convention in...
Vol 65 No 13 | AFRICACLIMATE CHANGE Bonn talks deadlock on finance 20th June 2024 Despite hopes of progress on climate finance for Africa at recent UN negotiations, an impasse emerged at the interim SB60 meeting held in Bonn from 3 to 13...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 12 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICA A disputed levy 4th June 2024 Report finds EU's new carbon import levy will hit many third countries less than feared but another think-tank says Africa faces possible 4% drop in exports to Europe The economic effects of the EU's new carbon import levy are set to be far smaller than feared by many third countries, many of them African, according to... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 10 | WORLD BANKINTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDAFRICA Elections and wars consume cash 9th May 2024 Kenya's William Ruto has hosted a pledging summit for the World Bank but experts predict more demands on a smaller funding pot Hopeful promises emerging from the Kenya-hosted summit for the International Development Association, the World Bank's soft loan affiliate, on 29-30 April have to be set against wider cuts...