The Mine Is American. The Minerals Are China’s.
April 17th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how a Brazilian rare earths mine backed by American investors illustrates China’s grip over the strategic minerals that underpin the modern economy. The [...]
Africa Turns to Gulf States To Fill Gaps Left By China and The West
April 17th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, commentary on the Gulf’s increasing investment interest in Africa: Donald Trump’s presidency is affecting China’s investment in the continent, but its pause is not a [...]
April 17th, 2025 Via The Africa Report, commentary on the Gulf’s increasing investment interest in Africa: Donald Trump’s presidency is affecting China’s investment in the continent, but its pause is not a [...]
China Frets About Its Dependence on Africa’s Resources As U.S. Muscles In
April 17th, 2025 Via South China Morning Post, a look at how China has heavily invested to secure raw materials from African nations, but US accusations over those deals pose new risks: A leading Chinese industry [...]
April 17th, 2025 Via South China Morning Post, a look at how China has heavily invested to secure raw materials from African nations, but US accusations over those deals pose new risks: A leading Chinese industry [...]
African Kingdom Lesotho Gives Starlink License in Overture to US
April 17th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a report on Lesotho’s recent decision to give Starlink a license to operate: Lesotho granted Elon Musk’s Starlink a 10-year license to operate its satellite network in the tiny [...]
April 17th, 2025 Via Bloomberg, a report on Lesotho’s recent decision to give Starlink a license to operate: Lesotho granted Elon Musk’s Starlink a 10-year license to operate its satellite network in the tiny [...]
Opinion: Save America’s Great Link To Africa
April 17th, 2025 An interesting OpEd reflection on how the African Growth and Opportunity Act benefits the U.S. as much as it does the continent: Over the past 25 years, the African Growth and Opportunity Act has [...]
April 17th, 2025 An interesting OpEd reflection on how the African Growth and Opportunity Act benefits the U.S. as much as it does the continent: Over the past 25 years, the African Growth and Opportunity Act has [...]
Ethiopia-Somalia Rapprochement and its Potential Geopolitical Implications
April 13th, 2025 Via the Emirates Policy Center, commentary on Ethiopia-Somalia rapprochement: Key Takeaways The Somalia-Ethiopia rapprochement following the signing of the Ankara Declaration in late 2024 represents [...]
April 13th, 2025 Via the Emirates Policy Center, commentary on Ethiopia-Somalia rapprochement: Key Takeaways The Somalia-Ethiopia rapprochement following the signing of the Ankara Declaration in late 2024 represents [...]