China and Ethiopia: The Addis Light Train Stuck in Slow Motion
February 3rd, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a look at Sub-Saharan Africa’s first inner-city tram project which – hailed as historic in 2015 – faces more problems than ever seven years later: The Addis Ababa [...]
South Sudan: The World’s Newest Country Is Broken and Forgotten. Enter Pope Francis.
February 3rd, 2023 Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on how the soaring hopes at South Sudan’s creation in 2011 have been cruelly dashed: It is just over a decade since the steamy capital of South Sudan [...]
February 3rd, 2023 Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on how the soaring hopes at South Sudan’s creation in 2011 have been cruelly dashed: It is just over a decade since the steamy capital of South Sudan [...]
Once The Promise of Hope in Haiti, Textile Parks Laying Off Thousands
February 3rd, 2023 Via the Miami Herald, an article on the continuing challenges of building businesses in Haiti: The Korean textile company that for a decade anchored the United States’ largest investment in a [...]
February 3rd, 2023 Via the Miami Herald, an article on the continuing challenges of building businesses in Haiti: The Korean textile company that for a decade anchored the United States’ largest investment in a [...]
TotalEnergies CEO To Visit Mozambique To Discuss LNG Restart
February 3rd, 2023 Via The Africa Report, report on TotalEnergies efforts to restart its Mozambique LNG project: The head of French energy giant TotalEnergies is expected this week to visit Mozambique, where a [...]
February 3rd, 2023 Via The Africa Report, report on TotalEnergies efforts to restart its Mozambique LNG project: The head of French energy giant TotalEnergies is expected this week to visit Mozambique, where a [...]
US Opens Embassy in Solomon Islands to Counter China
February 3rd, 2023 Via AP News, a report on U.S. efforts to re-engage Solomon Islands to counter China: The United States opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands on Thursday in its latest move to counter China’s [...]
February 3rd, 2023 Via AP News, a report on U.S. efforts to re-engage Solomon Islands to counter China: The United States opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands on Thursday in its latest move to counter China’s [...]
Russian Forces Help Secure Central Africa Gold Zone in New Pact
February 3rd, 2023 Via Bloomberg, a report on a new Central Africa gold “zone” comprised of Sudan, Chad and CAR: Three nations have agreed with the help of Russian troops to secure a gold-rich region in the [...]
February 3rd, 2023 Via Bloomberg, a report on a new Central Africa gold “zone” comprised of Sudan, Chad and CAR: Three nations have agreed with the help of Russian troops to secure a gold-rich region in the [...]