Africa Matters

Report: Africa Steering Geopolitical Challenges with Resilience, Economic Opportunities

Nairobi, Kenya —  A leading global risk consultancy says that despite the impacts of the war in Ukraine, global inflation, climate and security challenges, Africa continues to find resilience. A new report by Control Risks and its economics consulting partner, Oxford Economics Africa, finds that as global tensions create disruptions, they are also providing many African governments significant political,…

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For Washington, the future of Africa is as arena for geopolitical competition: China Daily editorial

The unusually heavy presence of US security staff encircling US Vice-President Kamala Harris during her arrival at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday was a vivid sign of Washington’s psychological distance from Africa. Harris said that she was “very excited” about the future of Africa upon her arrival in Accra. But she should have done her homework…

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