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Apr 22, 2024 | 
ntu.edu.sg | Michael Tanchum
A case for shifting from exporting fertilisers produced in Asia for Africa to manufacturing in Africa for Africa
By Michael TanchumPhoto credit: Indorama CorporationAfrica’s population boom, particularly its youth bulge, has prompted international businesses to relocate factories to the continent, finding a competitive advantage in the greater availability of affordable labour, as well as affordable land and energy.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
reliefweb.int | Michael Tanchum
Attachments Download Report (PDF | 257.64 KB) By Michael TanchumAfrica-to-Europe value chains in manufacturing and agri-food production can mitigate factors driving current migration patterns by employing Africans in local value-added production and boosting African GDP growth, reorienting Africa-Europe relations towards mutual economic benefit and dignity.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
icmpd.org | Michael Tanchum
As global supply chains continue to unwind, Europe will become more economically bound with North Africa and adjacent regions in Sub-Saharan Africa. How this economic relationship is managed will significantly impact the scale and manner of African migration to Europe. By 2030, 42% of the world’s young people will live in Africa, making the continent home to the largest supply of available labour globally.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
thenationalnews.com | Michael Tanchum
At Cop28, green hydrogen has featured prominently in talks about renewable energy. As discussions veer towards embracing cleaner energy sources, the African continent is poised to become the world’s leading green hydrogen producer. Africa has the potential to generate a trillion dollars’ worth of green hydrogen by 2035.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
ntu.edu.sg | Michael Tanchum
The acquisition of ENEO by a British energy firm investing in Mauritania is a good start
By Michael TanchumAfrica has an estimated[1] potential to produce US$1.06 trillion worth of green hydrogen by 2035. Viewed as a premier energy carrier that will facilitate the global transition to renewable energy sources, European and Asian firms are turning their attention to developing Africa’s enormous green hydrogen potential.
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
cacianalyst.org | Michael Tanchum
BACKGROUND: As trade relations between Russia and Georgia were restored during the 15 years following the 2008 war, Russia emerged as the overwhelmingly dominant source of imported wheat for Georgia because of the considerably cheaper price of Russian wheat.By 2021, Georgia imported 338,000 tons from Russia, comprising 92 percent of Georgia’s wheat imports. Likewise, Russia accounted for 97 percent of the 37,500 tons of Georgia’s 2021 flour imports.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
thenationalnews.com | Michael Tanchum
In a move of unprecedented geopolitical consequence, the Brics grouping of nations has made the landmark decision to expand beyond its five founding members. Announced on Thursday at the conclusion of the Brics summit in Johannesburg, host South Africa along with Brazil, Russia, India and China invited six nations to join the bloc – Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Argentina.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
turkeyanalyst.org | Michael Tanchum
BACKGROUND: When a military junta removed Niger’s democratically elected president on July 26, 2023, Niger became the fourth country to experience a coup in the West Africa-Sahel region within the past three years. When including the deposing of the transitional governments by military juntas that were established after their initial coups, then the region has witnessed six coups in three years, with each military government showing little sign of relinquishing power in the near future.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
mipa.institute | Michael Tanchum
Despite the 2021 diplomatic crisis between the two governments, German-Moroccan business-to-business relationships remained largely unaffected. Download articleIntroductionThe deepening partnership between Germany and Morocco has been driven by the private sector, providing an enduring foundation for cooperation.
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Aug 7, 2023 | 
thenationalnews.com | Michael Tanchum
Niger’s new junta may be days away from facing an intervention force from its neighbours, as the Economic Community of West African States, or Ecowas, backed by France and other western nations, seeks to restore Niger’s ousted President, Mohamed Bazoum. International coverage of the July 26 coup has been dominated by images of anti-France demonstrators on the streets waving Russian flags.
