Middle East & Africa
How Leaders Understand the Importance of Summits and Conferences for Africa’s Economic Transformation
Widely known fact that African leaders are currently preparing for the next summit July 27-28 in St. Petersburg. At the end of the first...
A successful Saudi sports blitz takes more than money
For the second time in a month, Saudi Arabia has discovered that money buys a lot but not everything.
First, there was Argentinian soccer superstar...
Ethiopia’s Tigray War: Background and state of play
Tigray Conflict refers to protracted political crises in Trigary region of Ethiopia i.e. Northern Ethiopia. Political tensions between Ethiopian Federal Government and Trigary Peoples...
New USAID programme: Feed the Future
The United States, acting through the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has committed more than $14 billion in humanitarian and development assistance...
Grow the future: Feed the soil to feed the people of West Africa
OpEd by His Excellency Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé and Ousmane Diagana
In the current context of global crisis, the future of our farming and food security are...
Russia-Africa: Great Expectations, Shattered Promises
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has indicated that a comprehensive declaration would be signed at the two-day African leaders’ summit at Expoforum, July 27...
China’s rejection of Muslim Brotherhood and the support for the June 30 revolution in Egypt
Since the announcement of the arrival of the banned terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group to power in Egypt, I was closer during that period to...
The U.S. lacks credibility, but all is not lost
A recent poll of Arab public opinion suggests US credibility has taken a hit, but all is not lost.
That is if the United States...
Sisi-Modi Meeting and the celebration of the June 30 revolution in Egypt
The importance of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Cairo comes at a very important and sensitive time in Egyptian history, coinciding with...
Africa Peace Initiative on Russia-Ukraine Deepens Policy Conflicts for Ramaphosa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa may underestimate the widespread media attacks inside his domain about the last round-trip intended to broker peace between two...