Biden’s Angola visit highlights U.S. efforts to counter China through the Lobito Corridor, boosting critical materials and infrastructure investments.
Africa
Africa is home to the world’s fastest-growing population. This continent, where it is said mankind had its earthly origins, may also be our future.
Somaliland’s 2024 election is an opportunity to bolster its democracy and strengthen its case for international recognition as an independent state.
The Turkey-Somalia partnership provides Ankara with strategic influence and access to resources, while giving Mogadishu vital military support and economic investment.
Hurricane Milton delays Biden’s Angola visit — a setback for U.S. efforts to counter China’s dominance over infrastructure and mining in Africa.
The Adani Group’s proposed JKIA deal unfairly grants Adani access to existing airport revenues while burdening Kenya with financial risks.
Egyptian arm transfers to Somalia raise tensions in the Horn of Africa as Ethiopia and Somaliland react with concern and anger.
China is playing the long game in Africa, aligning infrastructure projects with African leaders’ needs, furthering its own strategic aims.
President Joe Biden will visit Angola, an African country that may play a pivotal role in the competition with China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile water intensifies, spreading into Somalia and Somaliland, raising prospects of a proxy war.
Kenya’s High Court halts Adani Group’s airport deal amid controversy over corruption and no-bid contract.