Articles | Lowy Institute

15 Apr 2020
China

Africa

Coronavirus
As Africa prepares to fight Covid-19, China steps up

Cornelia Tremann

In a fast and very visible way, China has sought to assume a role as a global humanitarian leader – and is succeeding.
8 Apr 2020
Asia

Middle East

United Nations

Africa

Coronavirus
Coronavirus in conflict: The fight has hardly begun

Eleanor Gordon , Florence Carrot

Covid-19 has brought wealthy nations to their knees. What will happen when the virus breaks out in a war zone?
18 Mar 2020
Middle East

Egypt

Saudi Arabia

Yemen

Africa
Middle East dispatch: MBS purge, dam dispute, refugees in jeopardy

Lauren Williams

As Covid-19 threatens some of the world’s most vulnerable, power plays continue in northern Africa and Saudi Arabia.
14 Feb 2020
Myanmar

Africa

Human rights
The tiny African country making a big case against Myanmar

Antje Missbach , Franzisca Zanker

The plight of the Rohingya has had the world’s attention for years. What made Gambia stand up and do something about it?
12 Feb 2020
United States

China

Africa
In Africa, the US plays catch-up with China

Cornelia Tremann

The Secretary of State’s upcoming African visit reveals a US strategy fixated on hobbling Chinese momentum.
18 Dec 2019
United Kingdom

Africa
Diego Garcia: Unnerving neighbours and raising ghosts

Ashton Robinson

Competing claims to the Chagos Archipelago involve regional rivals, colonial history, and security concerns.
11 Dec 2019
Defence & Security

United States

India

United Kingdom

Africa
Australia’s stance on Diego Garcia dispute is increasingly untenable

David Brewster

A window is fast closing to resolve Mauritian claims to the Chagos archipelago and secure a crucial US base.
5 Dec 2019
Defence & Security

United States

Australia

United Kingdom

Africa
Diego Garcia: The costs of defending an Indian Ocean outpost

Samuel Bashfield

Australian support for Britain’s contentious Chagos sovereignty claim risks delegitimising its South China Sea policy.
12 Nov 2019
Russia

Africa
Russia’s southern strategy

Allan du Toit

The pace of Russian re-engagement in Africa and the Indian Ocean region has accelerated as US influence has waned.
30 Oct 2019
China

Japan

Russia

Africa
How Africa is breaking China’s neo-colonial shackles

Wenyuan Wu

Beijing is fending off African resentment over debt and for importing workers – and facing extra competition, too.
9 Sep 2019
Australia

Africa
The withering of Robert Mugabe, as told by Australia’s Prime Ministers

Daniel Flitton

It’s hard to fathom looking back, but Zimbabwe’s troubles consumed countless hours for Australia’s political leaders.
5 Sep 2019
China

Japan

Africa
Can Japan catch up in the economic scramble for Africa?

Anthony Maliki

From used-car markets to giant infrastructure projects, Asia’s leading powers see more than a continent in need of aid.
25 Jul 2019
Global Issues

Africa
Congo’s Ebola outbreak: sounding a global alarm

Jesse Schnall

The world was too slow responding to the 2014–2016 West Africa outbreak and cannot afford to make the same mistake.
6 May 2019
China

Africa
Belt and Road: colonialism with Chinese characteristics

Anthony Kleven

In Beijing’s scramble for Africa, history is repeating and locals are once again missing out.
27 Mar 2019
War Crimes

Africa
Remembering Rwanda: small mercy from the horror of Kibeho

John Connor

Twenty-five years ago, Australian peacekeepers saw the tragic aftermath when the killing did not stop with the genocide.
26 Mar 2019
Defence & Security

United Kingdom

Africa
The strategic consequence of the Chagos Islands legal dispute

Bec Strating

When Britain leased Diego Garcia to the US to become a Cold War military base, did it have sovereign rights to do so?
20 Dec 2018
United States

China

Africa
The new US Africa strategy is not about Africa. It’s about China

Cornelia Tremann

A US Africa strategy should focus on US-Africa relations, not on China-Africa relations.
23 Oct 2018
United States

Africa
America builds on development aid

Cornelia Tremann

Thanks to China, US development financing gets a facelift.
21 Sep 2018
China

Africa
China’s aid: the image boost

Cornelia Tremann

Beijing seeks to polish its global brand through efforts in Africa and a willingness to cooperate, but more is needed.
17 Sep 2018
Defence & Security

China

Africa
China’s arms trade: a rival for global influence?

Nan Tian

While a challenge to US influence in Asia, Beijing’s ambitions for military sales in Africa look to driven by dollars.
31 Aug 2018
Africa
A life in fear: violence against adolescent girls

Eleanor Gordon , Hannah Jay

The Lake Chad humanitarian crisis is severe – and peace will only be found by listening to those most vulnerable.
20 Jul 2018
China

Africa
Xi Jinping, Senegal, and China’s West Africa drive

Cornelia Tremann

Beijing is seeking to consolidate influence in a historically French-dominated region.
19 Jul 2018
China

Africa
“Poor old” China meets “poor young” Africa

Lauren A. Johnston

Population ageing in China opens a new window for African development – and the wider world should pay attention, too.