The most infamous example is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, where the US raised tariffs on over 20,000 imports — a move ...

China’s resource engagement in Africa has steadily grown more visible and more exploitative in the past decade. What occurred in Zambia is not an exception, but rather part of a unfortunate trajectory ...

Donald Trump’s presidency is affecting China’s investment in the continent, but its pause is not a retreat, according to ...

A senior Kenyan diplomat has called for the retraining of African diplomats to effectively navigate the evolving ...

France has suffered another setback in Africa as Kenya moves to terminate a €1.3 billion highway expansion deal with a French ...

Nigeria is on course to see huge investments in its ports sector from Dangote Group and Dubai-based logistics giant DP World, ...

In 2020, journalist Arnaud Wust wrote a children's story during a Covid-19 lockdown. What began as a family project has since blossomed into Xam Xam – an organisation teaching school children in ...

China’s role in Africa reflects one of the most significant shifts in global alliances and economic power dynamics over the past decade. In 2024, China’s trade with Africa increased nearly 5 ...

The head of the US military’s Africa Command ... Langley said China is leveraging military bases and geoeconomic interests, such as critical mineral extraction deals, to gain a political advantage ...

Australia plans to buy back control of its strategic northern port of Darwin from the current Chinese leaseholder, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said. China's Landbridge group was granted a ...

To cope with the growing demand, several ports in West Africa are planning – or have recently undergone – improvements to their infrastructure. The island of Sao Vicente in Cape Verde ...