•President Joe Biden should break with past practice of simply making an occasional visit to use Africa as a scenic backdrop to make empty promises and instead solidify ties with its pivotal states. By Michael Rubin It has become almost a cliché: Almost every U.S. administration promises renewed focus on Africa but then
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US/China/France: Africa’s Security Woes Complicated by Great Power Rivalries, Foreign Boots
By Patrick Smith As the Sahel security calculus is upended by the death of President Déby of Chad, and Boko Haram threaten Abuja, President Buhari is hoping for US help to quell the violence - even suggesting the US special command for Africa, AFRICOM, be located 'nearer the theatre [of conflict]'.Meanwhile, China's
China’s Planned Naval Bases in Africa a Threat in Atlantic, says US General
Potential Chinese naval base on Africa’s Atlantic coast ‘concerns me greatly’, General Stephen Townsend saysBeijing has approached several countries about establishing a naval facility that would help it base warships in the Atlantic as well as Pacific, he says'They're looking for a place where they can rearm and repair warships.
China is Switching It’s Investment Focus in Africa from Oil to Minerals
Beijing has more options on where to source its crude these days, but is still reliant on Africa for its copper, cobalt and other rare minerals, analyst saysA ‘substantial part of the Congolese mining sector … is now in Chinese hands’, report says By Jevans Nyabiage The visit by Chinese Foreign Minister
China Suspicion, ‘Foreign Plot’ Fears Hamper Africa Vaccine Plan
By Antony Sguazzin and Katarina Hoije Distrust of government, conspiracies slow African takeupSlow vaccination campaign may hinder recovery, breed variants Fears Hamper Africa Vaccine PlanUnmuteFears Hamper Africa Vaccine Plan As if the struggle to secure its meager supplies of Covid-19 vaccines wasn’t bad enough, Africa is now having a hard time getting people to take them. Only 5.22 million people in Sub-Saharan
Over 100M People in Nigeria, Africa Face Food Insecurity–Report
•International Federation of Red Cross says COVID-19 has also been predominant driver of high acute food insecurity By Rodrigue Forku More than 100 million people in Nigeria and other countries in Africa are facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity, according to a new Red Cross report. Africa has long experienced food insecurity
Islamic State and al-Qaeda Linked to African Insurgencies
By John Campbell Violence attributed to Islamist groups has dramatically increased in sub-Saharan Africa over the past decade, and continues to infect new venues where it has been absent. In the recent attacks on Palma in northern Mozambique, the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) is claiming responsibility. In other instances, say, in the Sahel and the Horn, al-Qaeda and
COVID-19: Stronger International Support Needed for Africa -IMF, African Caucus Chair
By Reuters Staff Africa needs carefully-calibrated domestic policies and stronger support from the international community to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and return to its path of stronger growth, the head of the IMF and the African Caucus said on Thursday. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Domitien Ndihokubwayo, Chairman of
‘Blind Dumping Over’: Chinese Lenders in Africa Focus on Stronger Economies
Lending to African countries that have not sought debt relief from China rose in 2019, says American research instituteDrop in lending temporary, say researchers, because ‘Chinese banks are interested in the profits available in emerging and frontier markets’ By SCMP China’s lending to Africa dropped by nearly 30 per cent in 2019 after
China Cut Lending to Africa in 2019 as Debt Fears Grew–Report
•Loans to public sector borrowers fell to $7bn in 2019, down from $28bn five years ago By David Pilling and Andres Schipani China’s lending to African countries fell substantially before the pandemic hit, according to new research, suggesting lenders became concerned about the sustainability of rising debt levels on the continent. Chinese lending to African public sector