Trends in African Maritime Security
More than 90 percent of the world’s trade travels by sea. Submarine cables transmit 95 percent of telecommunications data and roughly $10 trillion per day. Cutting one group of such cables could black out...
China and The United States Face Off in Djibouti as The World Powers Fight...
In 2017, China's People Liberation Army (PLA) opened its first overseas base in Djibouti. The sprawling, gray concrete complex sits on a prime location next to one of Djibouti's main ports -- and is...
The Next Asia Is Africa: Inside the Continent’s Rapid Economic Growth
Africa, with a population expected to roughly double by mid-century, has become recognized as the world's fastest growing continent. But the less-told story is of Africa's economic rise. In the last decade Africa's overall...
How Can the AfCfta Investment Protocol Advance the Realisation of The AfCfta Objectives?
The AfCFTA Agreement will include a protocol on investment – to be negotiated in phase II. Meanwhile, the technical issues on investment are under consideration, and the draft legal text is expected to be...
Young and Educated Africans Most Likely to Consider Moving Abroad
By 2050, it is projected that one in every four humans will be African as the continent doubles its population, accounting for more than half of global population growth. Even with a land mass...
Sudan’s Military Leadership Pledges to Back Saudi Arabia Against Iran Threats
Sudan will stand by Saudi Arabia against "all threats and attacks" from Iran, the deputy head of the country's ruling military council told Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting in Jeddah. "Sudan...
Assessing Attitudes of the Next Generation of African Security Sector Professionals
Africa’s armed forces are in transition from an independence-era model to one more suited to today’s conflicts and threats. They are increasingly called upon to engage in preventive action, resolve domestic security crises, combat...
Eliminating Gender Disparities in Business Performance in Africa: Supporting Women-Owned Firms
According to a new World Bank report, women entrepreneurs make or are obliged to make different decisions than men because of gender-specific constraints.
As a result, the report notes that, on average, women-owned firms post...
South Africa Is Collateral Damage in U.S.-China Trade War
South Africa may be almost 12,000 kilometers from Beijing and even further away from Washington D.C., but the mass producer of fruit and wine is still affected by the U.S.-China trade war.
Flaring U.S.-China tensions...
Britain Ordered by Un to Return Control of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The United Nations has passed a resolution demanding the UK ends its control of the Chagos Islands. It means Britain must hand back control of the islands to Mauritius within six months.
Britain forcibly evicted...
