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The waning western influence in Africa and the rise of China
By Sylvia SINKARIAfrica has increasingly emerged as a decisive ground for global economic and geopolitical competition. In ...
‘Everything is better than before’: How Syria is reopening to tourists
Syria’s status as a classic Middle East tourist definition was shredded by civil war. Visitors are now beginning to return, ...
In Search of Economic Boost, Some African Countries Send Workers Abroad
Sending workers abroad has been at the core of development strategies of Asian countries like the Philippines and Bangladesh ...
A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
Trump has put America’s allies in an impossible position. That might be where he likes them
America’s friends held their tongues, before Donald Trump’s controversial comments on Gaza forced many Western nations to ...
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How Emmanuel Macron Fell in Love With Africa’s Last Colony
Morocco is increasingly a focus of European alliance-building and investment, including in illegally occupied Western Sahara.
You can now book a tour of North Korea for £586, but there’s a catch
The secretive state is reopening to the world after five years – here’s what tourists can expect on the strict, five-day itinerary ...
The USAID shutdown could make China more powerful. Beijing is already pouring billions into countries around the world.
The end of USAID could mean more space for China to expand globally. BI analyzed where China invests the most and how it ...
Israel considers sending Gazans to Puntland – and Somalia could be open to it
Israel is considering plans to send Gazans to Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia, after Donald Trump’s pledge to ...