January 09
Africa: India Eyes Africa in Its Quest for Superpower Status
With Africa's strategic importance rising, India has leveraged the global trust deficit to become a trusted interlocutor. Read more »
September 25, 2023
Africa: Can China Be a More Attractive Security Partner for Africa?
Beijing's Global Security Initiative may be more compelling than Western approaches, but comes with several challenges. Read more »
August 31, 2023
East Africa: Chinese Markets Deplete Lake Victoria's Nile Perch
Nile perch swim bladders, used in Chinese cuisine and traditional medicine, are illegally extracted from breeding and juvenile fish. Read more »
August 30, 2023
Africa: Brics+ and the Tricky Business of Balancing Global Geopolitics
Will an expanded BRICS precipitate a new international order, or collapse under the weight of its internal contradictions? Read more »
January 20, 2023
Africa: Sergey Lavrov Back to Africa With a Vengeance
Barely six months after the Russian foreign minister's first African tour, two more trips are in the offing. Read more »
January 17, 2023
Africa: Can China Breathe Fire Into Africa's Economies?
Expectations are that China's grand 'reopening' will provide the lifeline many countries desperately need. Read more »
November 18, 2022
Africa: Could G20 or Brics Be Africa's Route to Global Influence?
The G20 is more representative, and African Union membership would provide direct access to the world's largest players. Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: China vs the West - a Contest That Will Hurt Africa's Future
Africa's development depends on global rapprochement and overcoming its own lowest-common-denominator politics. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Africa: Continent Should Take the Driving Seat in Its China Dealings
If the continent wants positive outcomes, it must be more hard-nosed, prepared and ruthless than China. Read more »
September 09, 2022
Africa: Time for Africa Strategies On the Big Powers?
Agreeing on them would be tricky but could enable Africa to shape global futures that benefit the continent. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Africa: Continent Has a Rare Chance to Shape the International Order
As global powers seek support for their competing worldviews, will Africa capitalise on its rising strategic value? Read more »
August 26, 2022
Africa: Japan's TICAD May Be Upstaged By China, but Remains Important
Japan is using this week's TICAD8 summit in Tunisia to lay down markers about Russia and China. Read more »
August 23, 2022
Africa: Examining the Continent's Place in the World's Divided Future
As global upheavals change the world as we know it, four scenarios reveal the impacts on our long-term future. Read more »
August 22, 2022
Africa: Have We Entered the Race to Net Zero? #AfricaClimateCrisis
With China overperforming on its renewable energy targets, a landmark US bill could boost the global climate transition. Read more »
August 08, 2022
Africa: More BRICS in the Wall?
Expanding BRICS to create an alternative power bloc is enticing for many countries, but faces several practical limitations. Read more »
June 30, 2022
Southern Africa: Labour Bears the Brunt of Chinese Investments in Southern Africa
It is the responsibility of states to create an environment in which the rights of all workers are protected. Read more »