the lion meets the panda: China in Africa
So the Chinese, with their increasing hunger for raw materials, have been scouring the African continent looking for all manner of trade partnerships – all in an attempt to secure the supply of the...
View Articlebemba’s case begins at the icc
Jean-Pierre Bemba is the ICC’s highest profile defendant yet (The other big names from the Continent’s conflicts have been tried under the UN special tribunals for Rwanda and Sierra Leone). The former...
View ArticleCrosswinds at Dusseldorf airport
Because it is Friday and I can’t seem to get anything done as I await the quarter final match between Germany and Greece (so called “bailout battle” at Euro Cup 2012). Btw, should Greece win the match...
View ArticleGermany vs. Greece
You knew this was coming. Notice that Greece wins, at least according to monty python.Filed under: africa Tagged: athens, berlin, Brussels, euro, European Union, eurozone, germany, germany vs greece,...
View ArticleIs Brexit good or bad for Africa?
Writing in Foreign Policy, Alex de Waal is certain that Brexit is terrible for African countries, and that “[e]verything from the economy to peacekeeping missions will suffer.” The damage to British...
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