Europe backs African push to get more value from critical minerals
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Motorcades swept along Luanda’s neon-lit waterfront at dusk, past idle cargo cranes and half-finished glass…

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Europe backs African push to get more value from critical minerals

South Africa's G20: Europe seeks new alliances in the Global South
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This year has been a litmus test for Europe’s relations with the Global South, a…

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South Africa's G20: Europe seeks new alliances in the Global South

Time for Europe and Africa to move beyond colonial-era trade
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As African leaders prepare for the 7th African Union–European Union Summit in Luanda on 24–25…

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Time for Europe and Africa to move beyond colonial-era trade

Africa braces for impact of EU carbon border tax
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The cost of importing African goods into the European Union is about to shoot up,…

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Africa braces for impact of EU carbon border tax

Autocracy, Inc: the sophisticated networks of the new dictators
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Anne Applebaum’s new book serves as a timely warning. It posits that there is now…

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Autocracy, Inc: the sophisticated networks of the new dictators

How the EU deceives itself about Africa
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Carlos Lopes, the former executive secretary of the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa, served…

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How the EU deceives itself about Africa

Djibouti’s Mahamoud Ali Youssouf sets out stall to head AU Commission
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When the Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union meet in February 2025…

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Djibouti’s Mahamoud Ali Youssouf sets out stall to head AU Commission

Remittances soar as African migrants ignore new controls and head to the West
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International migration to rich countries is growing at the fastest pace recorded in more than…

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Remittances soar as African migrants ignore new controls and head to the West

Zelensky urges European and US allies to unblock aid
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The Ukrainian leader also took part in talks with the leaders of the five Nordic…

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Zelensky urges European and US allies to unblock aid

Five elections in 2024 that will shape the global order
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With half the world going to the polls in 2024 and about 30 countries electing…

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Five elections in 2024 that will shape the global order