Chinese Plans To Build A $39B Port In Papua New Guinea
February 7th, 2021
Via The Sunday Times, a report on a Chinese plan to build a new port city in Papua New Guinea: A Chinese plan to build a city with a large port on Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) impoverished south coast, less than 50 miles from Australian territory, has raised alarm in Canberra. Security agencies are fearful […]
Read more »CPEC: A Gateway To Central Asia
February 7th, 2021
Via The Frontier Post, some commentary on CPEC: CPEC is Asian giant and landmark in Sino-Pak evergreen ties. It is regional integration chipping Pak-China with the rest of the regional states. CPEC is an open hub for all regional stakeholders among which Central Asia is of great vitality in regard to geopolitical, socio-economic and geostrategic […]
Read more »Following The Money Behind Myanmar’s Coup
February 5th, 2021
Via The Asia Times, a look at how monetary wealth may have instigated the recent coup in Myanmar: By seizing absolute power, Myanmar coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has protected his and his family’s financial interests and the military’s unscrutinized economic domination. Min Aung Hlaing spent much of his military career as a […]
Read more »Liberalization Looms for Ethiopian Telecoms
February 4th, 2021
Via African Business, a report on how one of the final frontiers of untapped growth in Africa is opening up as Ethiopia prepares to put two spectrum licences up for auction and sell a stake in Ethio Telecom: One of Africa’s most enduring telecoms monopolies is set for dramatic change in March, when the Ethiopian […]
Read more »Africell Formalizes Contract with Angola to Launch New MNO In 2021
February 3rd, 2021
Via Angola24, a report on new MNO in Angola: More than half of the countries in the Africell Group today formalized the contract with the Government of Angola to become the fourth global telecommunications operator and start offering services later this year, the company announced today. In a statement, the company said it plans to […]
Read more »Five Significant MENA Belt And Road Projects
February 3rd, 2021
Via Silk Road Briefing, a look at some significant MENA-based BRI projects: The MENA region – the Middle-East and North Africa – has also been targeted as part of Beijing’s Belt & Road Initiative, with greater interconnectivity and supply chains to much needed oil and gas reserves being put in place. The MENA region has vast […]
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