China’s Renewed Ambitions in Cabo Verde, the Frontier Between Africa and the EU
September 11th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, an article on China’s new push in the island nation, focused on energy and digital development: After the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Beijing last week, China has announced a $28 million donation to Cabo Verde, the African island country 570 kilometers (350 mi) off the western coast of the African […]
Read more »Egypt Bagged, AngloGold Ashanti Sets Its Sights On Côte d’Ivoire
September 11th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a look at AngloGold Ashanti’s ambitions in Côte d’Ivoire: South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti is preparing to gain a foothold in Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire after signing a $2.5bn deal with Centamin. Consolidation in the global gold mining sector continues apace. After Randgold’s acquisition of Barrick Gold in 2019, Endeavour Mining’s acquisition of Semafo and Teranga Gold between […]
Read more »Eswatini: Chinese Roots Deepen In Africa’s Last Taiwan Holdout
September 10th, 2024
Courtesy of Semafor, an article on China’s growing efforts to woo, Eswatini, Taiwan’s last African ally: China is building up its business and economic interests in Eswatini in a sign that Taiwan’s last African ally is gradually pivoting towards Beijing. The southern African country was the only one of Africa’s 54 countries that declined to […]
Read more »Moldova’s Gas Futures
September 10th, 2024
Via the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a report on Moldova’s gas future: Until 2022, Moldova received all its gas from Russia and the vast majority of its electricity from a power plant in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region, which is still entirely supplied by Russian gas. This arrangement gave Russia an annual opportunity to seek Moldovan concessions or […]
Read more »Why Ace Hardware Is ‘Leaving’ Indonesia
September 10th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on the strength of Indonesia’s retail market, which is not as weak as Ace Hardware’s recent move might suggest: It was recently announced that Ace Hardware, the American-based international retail chain, is set to exit the Indonesian market at the end of 2024. As noted by Indonesian news outlet Tempo, this […]
Read more »China’s African Bet and Vice Versa: A Positive-Sum Game?
September 9th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, commentary on how – despite criticism and skepticism – China seems to be Africa’s last hope, if not its best bet: The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit was held in Beijing from September 4 to 6. During the summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping told delegates from more than 50 African states that Beijing was ready […]
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