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Welp, here we are. It’s finally November 3. As a non-American, I’m always amazed by the power of American politics to draw in the rest of the world. It isn’t that the rest of us feel involved, exactly. And it isn’t only due to the fact that ...
China, Ethiopia Showcase Ties Following Trump’s “Blow Up the Dam” Comment
There's been a noticeable, albeit slight, increase in China-Ethiopia diplomacy and propaganda this week, prompting some speculation that Beijing may be discreetly moving to take advantage of the fall-out from last week's furor over controversial comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about the Grand Ethiopian ...
A U.S. Military Withdrawal From Somalia Would Only Benefit Russia and China in the Region, Warns Oxford Researcher
President Donald Trump's reported request to withdraw the 650 to 800 U.S. military personnel stationed in Somalia would be a major setback for the U.S. in the Horn of Africa and would bolster Russia and China's growing influence in the region, cautioned Oxford University scholar ...
Worrying About Huawei in Africa Misses the Bigger Issue
Say what you want about the marginally effective U.S. campaign against Huawei, they do deserve some credit for keeping the issue of network security at the forefront of the wider discussion about next-generation mobile telecommunications. They're absolutely right to be worried ...
Why the “Professional Pessimists” Are Wrong About Africa’s Economic Future
Africa's economic landscape today looks bleak. Debt levels, unemployment rates and bankruptcies are all on the rise across much of the continent. And it doesn't look like there's going to be much help from the international community to weather the worst ...
U.S. Throws WTO Director-General Selection Process Into Chaos, Possibly With an Eye on China
The United States threw a wrench into the selection process for the World Trade Organization's next Director-General when it moved on Wednesday to block the appointment of Nigerian-American Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to support its preferred candidate Yoo Myung-hee, South Korea's trade minister. Washington's stated ...
The China Development Bank’s Debt Deferral in Zambia is a Good Start, But It’s Not Enough
The China Development Bank's (CDB) announcement yesterday that it will allow Zambia to push back an interest payment that was due last Sunday to next April was an unexpected development. After all, we haven't seen China's powerful policy banks publicly demonstrate ...
Just as the U.S. is Trying to Bolster Its Standing in Africa to Challenge China’s Rising Influence, Washington Stumbles in Ethiopia
U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion to the Sudanese and Israeli prime ministers in a call last weekend that Egypt might "blow up" the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam if Cairo and Addis Ababa can't reach a settlement, is not sitting well at all in Ethiopia. ...
Chinese Envoy Pushes Back Against U.S. Criticism of Chinese Lending Practices in Africa
China's ambassador to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong, took a swipe at U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien's recent accusations that Chinese loans to African governments are predatory. Even though the event where O'Brien made the comments took place ...
China Singles Out the U.S. in Call to Remove Sanctions on Zimbabwe
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian called out the United States for its role in maintaining international sanctions on Zimbabwe, especially during the pandemic. "The few countries and organizations, such as the United States, should lift illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe as soon as possible,"
Egypt is the Newest Front in the U.S.-China Battle Over Huawei and Chinese Tech in Africa
The United States brought its campaign against Huawei to Egypt as part of a global effort to promote Washington's new "Clean Network" initiative that aims to build an alternative to China's dominance in the international telecom networking market. ...
Cobalt Prices Slump Even as China Ramps Up Imports and the U.S. Declares National Emergency Over Critical Materials Supply Chains
Neither China's recent cobalt buying binge nor a declaration of a state of emergency by U.S. President Donald Trump about securing the supply chains for strategic minerals, including cobalt, have been enough to boost the price of the chemical element, which is used to make batteries for ...