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Amid activism and nationalism, mining too is in campaign mode

January 26, 2022

Environmental, social & governance (ESG) issues were top of the agenda at the first Saudi Arabian Future Minerals Forum earlier in January. In a year defined by shareholder and environmental activism…

Zambia’s Hichilema delivers mixed scorecard in first 100 days

December 9, 2021

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Report cards for Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema’s first 100 days are coming in thick and fast. Most agree that it is a mixed record. He has managed to restore the…

World has been silent while African prize falls to pieces

November 15, 2021

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At the time of writing last Monday, rebel forces were steadily advancing on Addis Ababa and nine factions have reportedly formed a political alliance to “push for a political transition in Ethiopia”.…

The unintended consequences of relief efforts

December 20, 2020

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Is this the end or the beginning of another Ethiopian tragedy? Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insists that the “law enforcement operation” is over. U.S. diplomats, on the other hand, are…

Escalating Tigray conflict can spiral into a regional water war

December 7, 2020

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The power and communications blackouts that followed Ethiopia’s bombing of Tigray’s regional capital, Mekelle, are an ominous sign that this conflict is far from over and risks spiralling into a…

Will South Sudan follow its northern neighbour’s lead?

November 12, 2020

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As the world watches to see whether President Trump accepts the US election results, few have noticed thatcivil war is looming in Ethiopia, after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that…

Zambia has tough choices to make between debt and default

November 12, 2020

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Zambia can choose its own luck this Friday 13th. It can pay euro bondholders the $42.5m interest coupon it owes, and so delay the inevitable moment that it fails to…

Is South Sudan on the edge?

October 19, 2020

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The International Energy Agency warned this week in its 2020 World Energy Outlook that oil demand growth will slow to its lowest levels since the 1930s. The Paris-based agency predicted that after…

China must save Zambia from imminent default. No one else can.

October 9, 2020

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China’s Xi Jinping meets with Zambia’s President Edgar Chagwa Lungu in Beijing, China, on 30 March 2015 © REUTERS/Feng Li/Pool The Euro bondholders’ refusal last week to accept the Zambian government’s…

Evangelical influence on U.S. foreign policy conflicts with Washington’s strategic interests

September 20, 2020

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Is America okay? Observers abroad have asked this question for four years with increasing alarm. Amid fires, floods, and plagues at home, the United States has retreated from the world…

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Amid activism and nationalism, mining too is in campaign mode

Zambia’s Hichilema delivers mixed scorecard in first 100 days

World has been silent while African prize falls to pieces

The unintended consequences of relief efforts

Escalating Tigray conflict can spiral into a regional water war

Will South Sudan follow its northern neighbour’s lead?

Zambia has tough choices to make between debt and default

Is South Sudan on the edge?

China must save Zambia from imminent default. No one else can.

Evangelical influence on U.S. foreign policy conflicts with Washington’s strategic interests

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