Chinese yuan vs U.S. dollar in Africa
With a rising US dollar, many African countries are facing debt repayment woes and so are moving away from using the currency. Meanwhile, China...
World Bank and IMF Working Towards Africa’s Sustainable Growth
Recent maneuvers have shown the International Monetary Bank (IMF) and the World Bank are taking fully-fledged advantage of the new economic architecture and the...
ISW analyses Russia’s deceptive claims on war in Ukraine at UN Security Council
Experts from the Institute for the Study of War have analysed the misleading statements made by Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, during the UN...
Hamas still able to ‘fight Israel for months’ in Gaza
Hamas has sufficient munitions and manpower to counter Israeli military operations in Gaza for several months, according to US officials.
As well as maintaining its...
Challenges and opportunities for Indian diplomacy in 2024
The transition from 2023 to 2024 has no meaning really in geopolitics. Countries do not make New Year resolutions to usher in a more...
Putin grants Russian citizenship to US boxer Kevin Johnson
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree granting citizenship to a number of prominent foreigners. Renowned US boxer Kevin Johnson, who moved to...
Trade unions alarmed by EU’s industrial collapse
Europe’s major trade union organisations have expressed deep concern about the scale of the EU’s industrial decline, as structurally high energy prices continue to...
UNDP And African Leaders Launch Timbuktoo Initiative to Unleash Africa’s Startup Revolution
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched today the bold and ambitious “timbuktoo” initiative together with African countries. In a special session of the...
African nations want to tell a different story in Davos
From South Africa to Rwanda to Nigeria, African countries put on a show of force at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos,...
Josep Borrell: Israel was funding Hamas
The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell openly accused Israel of having financed the Palestinian militant group Hamas, informs POLITICO.
“Hamas was financed by the Israeli...