Ethiopia, Guinea, Benin: IMF Report on African Countries Posting Strongest Economic Growth
October 18th, 2026
Via The Africa Report, a look at the IMF’s regional economic outlook which forecasts GDP growth of 4.5% in 2026 and 2027 for sub-Saharan Africa, despite the war in the Middle East. That average [...]
North Korea and China Open Their Biggest Border Bridge
October 15th, 2026 Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at the long-delayed opening of the New Yalu River Bridge which comes as the two countries expand trade despite international sanctions imposed on North Korea: [...]
October 15th, 2026 Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at the long-delayed opening of the New Yalu River Bridge which comes as the two countries expand trade despite international sanctions imposed on North Korea: [...]
Peru Governor Touts Chinese Interest in Deep-Water Port Pitched as Chancay Alternative
October 14th, 2026 Via South China Morning Post, a report on a deep water port project – the US$844 million Corio terminal in Arequipa which has yet to secure an investor or operator: A planned US$844 million [...]
October 14th, 2026 Via South China Morning Post, a report on a deep water port project – the US$844 million Corio terminal in Arequipa which has yet to secure an investor or operator: A planned US$844 million [...]
A Copper Mine Led to a Civil War. Can Reopening It Fund a New Nation?
October 13th, 2026 Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how rising demand for copper has fueled interest in Bougainville’s Panguna mine, which has been shut for four decades. Yet some fear a rush to reopen risks [...]
October 13th, 2026 Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how rising demand for copper has fueled interest in Bougainville’s Panguna mine, which has been shut for four decades. Yet some fear a rush to reopen risks [...]
Afghan Road to China Tests Pakistan’s Power and Leverage
October 10th, 2026 Via The Asia Times, a report on how the Wakhan Corridor may give China new route through Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan, as CPEC security failures prompt a Beijing rethink: China is increasingly [...]
October 10th, 2026 Via The Asia Times, a report on how the Wakhan Corridor may give China new route through Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan, as CPEC security failures prompt a Beijing rethink: China is increasingly [...]
Is Assab Port the real prize in the looming Ethiopia-Eritrea war?
October 10th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at the growing tension between Ethiopia and Eritrea: Addis Ababa reportedly threatened a military counteroffensive nearly a week before the latest accounts of Eritrean [...]
October 10th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, a look at the growing tension between Ethiopia and Eritrea: Addis Ababa reportedly threatened a military counteroffensive nearly a week before the latest accounts of Eritrean [...]