Strategic Thinking on East Africa

  Posted on September 16, 2015 by AfricanArgumentsEditor European countries are wrangling over how many (or few) refugees they take in. But how do refugee numbers compare across the world and in Africa? To try to get my head around the impact of the numbers of refugees currently arriving in Europe, I looked at global […]

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AUTHOR: David Shinn, Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University Whatever the outcome of Turkey’s political deadlock, business and cultural connections are too deeply embedded to allow interest in Turkey’s Africa strategy to cease, writes David Shinn. The maiden commercial flight for Turkish Airlines into Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, 6 March 2012. Photo: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images. […]

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From Deutche Welle As China’s slowdown impacts ties with Africa, India is seeking to step in and boost political and economic ties with the continent. The upcoming India-Africa Summit may offer a key opportunity to do that. It is being touted as India’s largest ever Africa outreach. From October 26 to 30, New Delhi plans […]

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From the Institute for Security Studies Peace & Security Council Report In this issue On the Agenda Kenya has briefed the PSC on its plans to either close or relocate Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee camp. Kenya argues that Dadaab is a hotbed of al-Shabaab activity. Situation Analysis The PSC recently returned from a field mission […]

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From the Brookings Institution Shadi Hamid and William McCants | After decades speculating on what Islamists would do when they came to power, academics and Islamists themselves finally have their answer. And it is confusing. In the Sunni hinterland between Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State established a government by brute force and implemented an […]

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From The National Law Review When China sneezes, does all of Africa catch a cold? Slower Chinese growth and a recently devalued currency will certainly impact Africa, whose largest trading partner is China. However, the impact of China’s recent currency devaluation will largely depend on country-specific factors. The Chinese government likely devalued its currency in August in part to […]

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Will the crisis be a wake-up call for African governments to speed up reform? Charlotte AlfredWorld Reporter, The Huffington Post CREDIT: CARL DE SOUZA/GETTY IMAGESChinese worker oversees work on a railway track linking Djibouti with Addis Ababa on May 5, 2015. Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic driving […]

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From The Brookings Institution Expanding formal financial services—including traditional services (offered by banks) and digital services (provided via mobile money systems)—to individuals previously excluded from their access can improve their capacity to save, make payments swiftly and securely, and cope with economic shocks. Importantly, having access to financial services is also considered a critical component […]

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From The BBC Signs of an economic slowdown in China have led to fears of a global recession, including Africa, given the close ties it has built up with China in recent years. BBC Africa Business Report’s Lerato Mbele looks at five ways the continent could be affected: The rand South Africa’s currency has taken […]

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by Steven C. Y. Kuo Abstract: The steady rise in Chinese participation in peace operations in Africa is a significant development in the post-Cold War collective security architecture. An aspect of China’s rise and its challenge to the liberal global order is its contribution to post-conflict peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and peace-making in Africa, areas that have been […]

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