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  • 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.
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