Tag Archives: Africa

U.S. Failure in Afghanistan: What Lessons for Africa?

The ineffectiveness of military interventions has been underscored by the US failure in Afghanistan. This should lead to a rethink in  Africa, writes Mimi Mefo Takambou. It has been a very disturbing week for many across the world — not least for those of us who come from countries experiencing wars and …

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Africa: Making Turkey Great Again

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey

Turkey has steadily spread its political, economic and even military foothold across Africa. It’s gone from just 12 embassies and US$100 million in foreign direct investment in 2003 to 42 embassies and US$6.5 billion in 2021. Plus a five-fold increase in trade from 2003 to 2019 and 51 African cities …

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More people could die in the Global South with Covid-19

The dominant Western powers have ganged up to prevent the World Trade Organisation (WTO) from lifting patent rules on Covid-19 vaccines. Those blocking the move included Britain, the US and the European Union. They objected this week to a proposal to waive provisions of the Trips Agreement, a global treaty governing international property rights. Business …

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