China’s $4.5 Billion Headache: The Niger-Benin Pipeline and the Limits of Non-Interference
April 16th, 2026
Via The Diplomat, a look at how the question is no longer whether Beijing is meddling in African affairs, but how much longer it can pretend that it isn’t: In February 2026, the Chinese Embassy in [...]
Why Did China Buy Up the World’s Ports?
April 15th, 2026 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at how Beijing’s port acquisition strategy is less focused on acquiring sovereign control, more so in assuring its own strategic security: After debating [...]
April 15th, 2026 Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at how Beijing’s port acquisition strategy is less focused on acquiring sovereign control, more so in assuring its own strategic security: After debating [...]
How Iran War Is Reshaping China’s Geo-Economic Cooperation with North Africa
April 11th, 2026 Via the Stimson Center, commentary on China’s shifting energy strategy toward North Africa amid Hormuz disruption, deepening oil diversification and accelerating green cooperation with Algeria, [...]
April 11th, 2026 Via the Stimson Center, commentary on China’s shifting energy strategy toward North Africa amid Hormuz disruption, deepening oil diversification and accelerating green cooperation with Algeria, [...]
Turkey’s High-Risk, High-Reward Wager in the Horn of Africa
April 11th, 2026 Via World Politics Review, a look at Turkey’s engagement in the Horn of Africa: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first trip to Ethiopia in over a decade in February as part of [...]
April 11th, 2026 Via World Politics Review, a look at Turkey’s engagement in the Horn of Africa: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first trip to Ethiopia in over a decade in February as part of [...]
The Soda War: How a Coca Cola, Pepsi, and M&M Ingredient is Fueling Conflict in Sudan
April 10th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, commentary on how gum arabic – the ingredient that puts the gloss in Coke, Pepsi and M&Ms – is fuelling the conflict in Sudan In Sudan, in the savannahs of Kordofan and [...]
April 10th, 2026 Via The Africa Report, commentary on how gum arabic – the ingredient that puts the gloss in Coke, Pepsi and M&Ms – is fuelling the conflict in Sudan In Sudan, in the savannahs of Kordofan and [...]
South Africa Startup Cracks Athleisure With NBA, Man City Deals
April 10th, 2026 Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on South African startup shaking up the global athleisure market: A South African clothing startup is taking on the global athleisure market, going from a college [...]
April 10th, 2026 Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on South African startup shaking up the global athleisure market: A South African clothing startup is taking on the global athleisure market, going from a college [...]