Robert Mugabe clung to the hero myth that had been built of himself as the “liberation fighter president” even as his rule saw Zimbabwe isolated and bloodied.
The EU’s $150bn pledge will fund projects in infrastructure, energy, and food security, as the bloc attempts to compete with China's Belt and Road scheme.
Can Africa learn the lessons of history and work with a much wider range of multilateral partners to help it tackle the challenges of 2023 differently and better?
President Xi Jinping's strict zero-Covid policies are isolating China from global supply chains, according to a freight executive. Can African manufacturers fill the gap?
Despite disruptions to the world economy, the Biden administration has delivered on its bid to ramp up trade and investment with Africa, says Laird Treiber of the CSIS.
The Ugandan and Kenyan presidents kick off separate trips to Vietnam and South Korea to fix their countries’ large trade imbalances and sign new bilateral contracts at a time when traditional Asian partners retreat behind strict protectionist policies.
The Biden administration’s flagship summit will bring dozens of African heads of state to Washington DC, but analysts say that the US President could be much more ambitious in his engagement.
