Niger’s coup crisis: regional ripples, global intrigue
THE latest coup episode in Niger, unfurled on July 26, marks the seventh convulsion of its kind across West Africa in a span of three...
U.S., South Korea, Japan Bolster Ties at Camp David Summit
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the first trilateral summit featuring the United States, Japan, and South Korea; new Chinese fiscal policies...
ECOWAS sets ‘D-Day’ for Niger intervention
ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Abdel-Fatau Musah announces that the bloc still prefers to find a diplomatic solution, but if push comes...
Adam Tooze: Why Russia’s Economy Is Performing Better Than the West Had Hoped
Russia’s Central Bank took the extraordinary step of raising its key interest rate by 3.5 percentage points earlier this week. The move came after the...
What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Aug. 12: Niger indicts its ousted president, China turns on its diplomatic charm, and another tragedy rocks Ecuador. Source...
Complex dynamics of Niger’s coup
The latest coup episode in Niger, unfurled on July 26, marks the seventh convulsion of its kind across West Africa in a span of three...
Angola takes up one year rotating presidency of regional bloc SADC | Africanews
Angola's President has called on the member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to speed up the ratification of the operationalisation of the...
China’s Xi Calls for Measures to Mitigate Disastrous Flooding Amid Economic Slowdown
[ad_1] AdvertisementChinese leader Xi Jinping has called for measures to mitigate the effects of this year’s disastrous flooding, which has left scores dead and inflicted...
Can Russia and China Breathe New Life Into BRICS?
The next test of whether top U.S. adversaries can erode its role as the leading global superpower will come in the form of a major...
Xi to discuss China-South Africa ties blueprint with Ramaphosa: MOFA
Chinese President Xi Jinping will exchange views with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on bilateral ties as well as international and regional issues of common...