Africa Pushes Back on Who Sets the Rules at Its Border
Africa sovereignty tested in one week: SACU's $420B relaunch, Kenya courts expel US Ebola facility, and FATF grey-lists 6 economies...
June 26, 2026Section
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Spain, Germany and Italy: Europe’s Democracies Under Strain
Spain, Germany and Italy did the hard internal work of democracy in the same forty-eight hours. The question is whether...
June 26, 2026
How the US and Canada Lock In Big Decisions for Years
One year after the Building Canada Act, and on the day after the Supreme Court reshaped US immigration law, two...
June 26, 2026
The Quiet Plan to Cut China Out of the World’s Chips
The most strategic industry on earth is being deliberately fragmented. As Italy joined Pax Silica in Washington this week, China's...
June 26, 2026
Why the World Is Quietly Building Walls Again in 2026
On one Friday in June 2026, five governments hardened money, weapons, and borders. Here's what Japan's 31-year rate high and...
June 26, 2026
Angola Puts Its State Giants Up for Sale to Break the Oil Habit
Angola's privatisation drive puts Unitel, the national airline and a 30% Sonangol stake up for sale as it tries to...
June 26, 2026
South Africa Bets $5.8 Billion on Green Hydrogen for Export
South Africa's green hydrogen push centres on a $5.8 billion Coega green-ammonia plant, promising 20,000 jobs and exports to Asia...
June 26, 2026
The Gulf’s Quiet Push to Run Africa’s Ports
Gulf ports in Africa are multiplying as DP World and AD Ports expand from Senegal to the Congo, turning the...
June 26, 2026
African Cinema Breaks New Ground at Cannes
African cinema at Cannes hit a milestone in 2026, with Rwanda and the Central African Republic in the official selection...
June 26, 2026