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, [...]
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 [...]
Venezuela Approves New Law to Open Mining to Foreign Investors
April 10th, 2026 Courtesy of New York Times, a report on Venezuela’s new mining law which opens the country’s coveted mineral fortune up to foreign investors, the latest move that Venezuela’s leadership has [...]
April 10th, 2026 Courtesy of New York Times, a report on Venezuela’s new mining law which opens the country’s coveted mineral fortune up to foreign investors, the latest move that Venezuela’s leadership has [...]
Welcome to Cryptostan: Kyrgyzstan and the Emerging Crypto Corridor
April 9th, 2026 Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how Kyrgyzstan has become a de facto “crypto corridor” linking sanctioned Russian flows with trade in Central Asia and supply chains from China: In October [...]
April 9th, 2026 Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at how Kyrgyzstan has become a de facto “crypto corridor” linking sanctioned Russian flows with trade in Central Asia and supply chains from China: In October [...]