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US Overhauling Aid Strategy to Dislodge China From Africa’s Key Sector

The Trump administration is overhauling how it handles aid to Africa with an aim towards dislodging China from “priority” sectors in the region —...

Nigeria to Try 16 Military Officers Accused of Coup Plot

Nigerian military authorities are set to try more than a dozen officers over allegations that they planned to overthrow the government last year, capping...

How West Africa’s Medieval Gold Road Shows a Path For Free Trade

This week I moderated a conversation about the three great West African empires of the medieval period between 1100-1500 AD: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai,...

Trump’s Tariff Threats Hit Markets From Cars to Credit

European shares tumbled from a near-record high, while credit risk gauges rose after Donald Trump reignited the trade war between the US and Europe,...

Jobs Creation Must Be Top of African Leaders’ Agenda

Job creation sits atop the agenda of priorities for African leaders. The Brookings Institution’s latest Foresight Africa report puts the issue front and center, reminding us that...

DRC-Great Lakes: Togo refocuses mediation on concrete result

In Lomé, Togo has chosen to break with declaratory diplomacy surrounding the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The high-level meeting held...

Africa’s Jobs and Growth Conundrum

The World Bank’s global economic forecast for the year ahead was, on the face of it, full of good news for African countries. Growth...

Inside the Scramble to Keep a Divided America’s 250th Birthday On Track

Ben Smith/Semafor President Donald Trump, somewhere between his seizure of the Kennedy Center and his assault on the Fed, recently considered adding another independent government...

Liberia: How New US Visa Bond Rules Would Affect African Travel

enah Moon/Reuters New US rules that require Africans to post deposits of up to $15,000 are likely to deepen a trend of declining visa approvals...

Liberia: China Grants Liberia $14 Million

China has committed $14 million to support Liberia’s national development priorities, following the signing of a new cooperation agreement between the two countries on...

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