https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/05/02/multimedia/02dc-biden-sudan1-pvhf/02dc-biden-sudan1-pvhf-moth.jpgCritics say the Biden administration and its partners were naïve about the intentions of two rival generals and failed to empower civilian leaders.
https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000–0aff-0242-ca03-08db4bfabf5f_w800_h450.jpgA wind farm in Namibia and a floating solar farm on Zimbabwe’s massive Kariba Dam are among the new green energy projects Chinese companies are looking at investing in this year after Beijing pledged to help African countries address their energy problems with renewable sources rather than fossil fuels. “Chinese overseas renewable energy investments aim to…
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https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Nollywood-Nigeria-film-economy-GettyImages-1128688324.jpgGreater ethnic diversity, debt burdens, and democratized politics have complicated Africa’s path to development.
April 27 marked 62 years since the African nation of Sierra Leone attained its independence from Great Britain. The local community of Sierra Leoneans in Colorado did not want this important historical event to pass by silently. So, they sent out invitations, prepared dishes, ordered a variety of drinks, and gathered in the halls of…
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https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/china-africa-economic-cooperation-congo-drc-GettyImages-72372808.jpgWesterners should ask instead what kind of partnerships their own countries offer to the continent.
A turbulent transition to civilian rule has been underway in Sudan since the ouster of former President Omar Hassan El-Bashir in April 2019. The civilian-led transitional Government put in place later that year, through a power-sharing agreement between military and civilian leaders, was toppled by a military coup in October 2021.
When the U.S. president on Tuesday announced that he would seek reelection in 2024, attention quickly turned to his advanced age. If elected, Joe Biden would be 82 on inauguration day in 2025, and 86 on leaving the White House in January 2029. POLITICO took a look around the globe and back through history to meet…
Details(Bloomberg) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa walked back his statement that the country plans to withdraw from the International …
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/04/26/multimedia/sudan-bvzg/sudan-bvzg-moth.jpgAfter speculation that Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who had been serving a prison sentence, had been freed, the army said that he was being held in a military hospital but provided no evidence.
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/04/25/multimedia/25africa-center2a-qhmf/25africa-center2a-qhmf-moth.jpgAfter years of shifts, The Africa Center has the plans and space to grow. Can it raise the funds to carry out its ambitions?