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Oct 11, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Nick Westcott
How does the continent press its advantages in the age of multipolarity, summit diplomacy and the new scramble for minerals for the Fourth Industrial Revolution? The recent Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing highlighted the importance for African countries of their relations with China. All were represented (except Eswatini), dozens at head of state level.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Nick Westcott
A generation after the 1980s debt crisis triggered the rebirth of democracy on the continent, will Kenya's youthful idealists spark a pan-African revolt? The protests in Kenya mark a turning point in Kenya's, perhaps even Africa's, political trajectory. Changes were already apparent in Kenya's last elections, in which the William Ruto-led Kenya Kwanza campaign inserted a class element that disrupted decades of elite pacts that had been underpinned by ethnic-based voting.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
africanarguments.org | Nick Westcott
The protests in Kenya mark a turning point in Kenya’s, perhaps even Africa’s, political trajectory. Changes were already apparent in Kenya’s last elections, in which the William Ruto-led Kenya Kwanza campaign inserted a class element that disrupted decades of elite pacts that had been underpinned by ethnic-based voting. The tax protests take this a step further, giving voice to those who have felt ignored and disenfranchised by the government’s decisions.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
globaldiasporanews.com | Nick Westcott
Debt and the Gen Z protests: The moral economy of the African crowd | African Arguments By continuing to browse this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Source of original article: African Arguments (africanarguments.org). The content of this article does not necessarily reflect the views or opinion of Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com).
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Feb 17, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Nick Westcott
Hidden in plain sight, Africans are in the thick of the kind of history-making that will define the 21st century. In 2024, Africa presents a paradox. Its population is growing fast, but its economy is growing slow. Conflicts are expanding not contracting. And yet its influence in the world is growing faster than ever. How come? This is a result of two global trends that will help shape the world in the 21st century.
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
globaldiasporanews.com | Nick Westcott
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
africanarguments.org | Nick Westcott
In 2024, Africa presents a paradox. Its population is growing fast, but its economy is growing slow. Conflicts are expanding not contracting. And yet its influence in the world is growing faster than ever. How come? This is a result of two global trends that will help shape the world in the 21st century. One is familiar to everyone and much discussed by analysts and the media: the geopolitical shift to a multipolar world.
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Sep 2, 2023 | 
allafrica.com | Nick Westcott
With 40 countries on the waiting list, Egypt and Ethiopia's entry into BRICS marks another notch for Beijing's geopolitical expansion. The decision to expand the BRICS, despite initial scepticism from South Africa, Brazil and India, is a significant success for China. It has demonstrated its global diplomatic influence, particularly in admitting four Middle Eastern states, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, all previously perceived as close allies of the US.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
globaldiasporanews.com | Nick Westcott
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
africanarguments.org | Nick Westcott |Richard Dowden
The decision to expand the BRICS, despite initial scepticism from South Africa, Brazil and India, is a significant success for China. It has demonstrated its global diplomatic influence, particularly in admitting four Middle Eastern states, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, all previously perceived as close allies of the US.
