Vol 62 No 6 | EGYPTUNITED STATES Frosty formality 18th March 2021 The US administration is pressuring Egypt over human rights, but maintains its arms sales President Joe Biden has been in no rush to engage with the Egyptian authorities nor with other Middle Eastern leaders who had gained Donald Trump's favour. This is...
Vol 62 No 6 | ALGERIAUNITED STATES Mutual distrust 18th March 2021 Algeria is unlikely to help in counter-terror efforts, and Russia is ahead in Covid diplomacy Returning in February from another bout of Covid treatment in Germany, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has sought to gain momentum before opposition El Hirak (The Movement) and factional rivals...
Vol 62 No 6 | MOROCCOUNITED STATES Marred meeting of minds 18th March 2021 Relations warmed by green policies and economic management are undermined by Rabat's jailing of dissidents Fresh from being elevated to the Legion of Merit by Donald Trump for his 'Abraham Accords' policy of normalisation with Israel, King Mohammed VI has reason to be...
Vol 61 No 17 | KENYAUNITED STATESTRADE Trading favours 27th August 2020 A trade deal between Nairobi and Washington appears to make political and economic sense for both sides but critics see dangers for Kenyatta President Donald Trump has used his presidency to launch trade wars against China, the European Union and his North American Free Trade Association partners. His government has blocked...
Vol 61 No 14 | NIGERIAUNITED STATESWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION At cross purposes on world trade 8th July 2020 Abuja's support for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as next head of the WTO faces unforced errors and political hurdles Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Abuja's candidate and emerging front-runner for the top post at the World Trade Organisation, faces tough questions about her campaign's use of lobbyists who advocate for...
Vol 61 No 5 | EGYPTETHIOPIAUNITED STATES That dam problem 5th March 2020 The tortuous negotiations between Addis Ababa and Cairo over the building and filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have lurched into an acrimonious finale. Ethiopia's Foreign Minister...
Vol 60 No 18 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Backhander back at you 13th September 2019 Frustrated by their inability to prosecute the foreign recipients of bribes as well as those that pay them, United States lawmakers are seeking to plug the gap. A...
Vol 60 No 16 | UNITED STATESAFRICA AGOA no go 9th August 2019 The days of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which has granted tariff-free access for 6,500 products to the United States from 39 African countries since 2000, may...
Vol 60 No 11 | MOZAMBIQUESOUTH AFRICAUNITED STATES Chang dodges US extradition 31st May 2019 Leaders of Mozambique's ruling Frente de Libertação de Moçambique(Frelimo) won an unexpected victory over the United States when South Africa's Justice Minister Michael Masutha overturned a court decision...
Vol 59 No 25 | UNITED STATESAFRICA 'America first' for Africa 21st December 2018 The White House's Africa strategy is more Pentagon than State, but there is much continuity, albeit in stridently Trumpian language When US National Security Advisor John Bolton set out what he called 'The Trump Administration's New Africa Strategy' on 13 December at The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think-tank...