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By Keyi Tang, Solomon Owusu and Gideon Ndubuisi As African and Chinese leaders prepare for the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), it is imperative to consider the environmental implications of China's growing economic presence in Africa. ...

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By Laurissa Mühlich, Thomas Goda, and Marina Zucker-Marques Since the 2008 global financial crisis, central bank swaps have emerged as an increasingly important pillar of the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN), the network of institutions and arrangements that aim at ...

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What Kenya’s State Visit to the U.S. Reveals About Winning Over the Global South

By Lucas Engel Kenyan President William Ruto’s recent state visit to Washington, DC underscored considerable alignment between the U.S. and Kenya. The experience will likely boost U.S. policymakers’ confidence in the ability of the U.S. to compete with China in ...

The African Development Bank and the Role of China in Africa’s Call for Changes in the Global Financial Architecture

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What 22 Years of China-Africa Trade, Development Finance, and FDI Reveals About Renewable Energy Support for African Countries

By Oyintarelado Moses Energy access and transition are prominent development objectives in African countries. Across the continent, 43% of the population does not have access to electricity and 670 million people lack access to ...
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