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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Peter Martin
A displacement camp in Dori, Burkina Faso. (Bloomberg) -- Islamist militants in West Africa could develop new revenue streams if they succeed in reaching the coast, the head of the US military’s Africa Command warned Tuesday. “They would love to be able to get to the coastline to connect those revenue streams,” General Michael E Langley told reporters in a briefing in Nairobi.
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2 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Peter Martin |William Clowes
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2 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Peter Martin |William Clowes
Industries | The Big TakeIn the middle of a trade war, Congo is trying to woo Trump’s White House without risking critical investment from Beijing. By Peter Martin, Michael J Kavanagh and William Clowes Photography by Arlette BashiziAlong the 63-mile highway between the towns of Kolwezi and Fungurume sit two towering symbols of China’s stranglehold over resources in the southeast corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo: huge copper and cobalt mines owned by CMOC Group Ltd.
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Peter Martin
Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email. What’s next in line for Donald Trump’s hatchet?
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Peter Martin
(Bloomberg) -- African countries have watched with mounting angst as President Donald Trump has taken a hatchet to foreign aid and slapped tariffs on some of the world’s poorest nations. Now they’re concerned that US military cooperation that’s aided the fight against terrorists and rebellions may be next. “We’re really worried they will remove the assistance, just like any other country at the moment,” said Major-General Abou Issa, chief of army staff for Benin’s defense forces.
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2 months ago | 
bloomberg.com | Nasreen Seria |Peter Martin |Kamlesh Bhuckory |Sudhi Ranjan Sen
China and India have been locked in a battle for economic and military control over the Indian Ocean for more than a decade. Bloomberg's Peter Martin, Kamlesh Bhuckory, Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Nasreen Seria discuss the rise of China's power and how the country is dominating India in its own backyard in a Live Q&A on March 12 at 2pm IST/ 4:30pm HKT/ 11:30am Nairobi/ 4:30am ET/ 8:30am London. A recording of this conversation will be made available to listen and share.
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2 months ago | 
bloomberg.com | Peter Martin |Kamlesh Bhuckory |Sudhi Ranjan Sen |Adrian Leung
Share this articleDiego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island nearly 2,000 miles from the East African coast, boasts clear-blue waters, pristine beaches — and a US-Uk military base at the heart of the great-power chess match involving the US, China and India. The British territory in the Chagos Archipelago – which has housed the base since the 1970s — is now at the center of a wider push by the US and India to counter China’s growing presence in the region.
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2 months ago | 
cnas.org | Peter Martin |Kamlesh Bhuckory |Sudhi Ranjan Sen |Adrian Leung
Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island nearly 2,000 miles from the East African coast, boasts clear-blue waters, pristine beaches — and a US-UK military base at the heart of the great-power chess match involving the US, China and India. The British territory in the Chagos Archipelago – which has housed the base since the 1970s — is now at the center of a wider push by the US and India to counter China’s growing presence in the region.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
eauk.org | Peter Martin
In 2023, after the full invasion of Russia into Ukraine, Hope Lebedyn were given the idea of creating a bakery to help feed the people in the Sumy region. The ovens were donated but it meant a rebuild of the kitchen area, including a new-phased electrical supply to power the ovens – even the doors of the building had to be widened to accommodate the equipment. The price of bread was ever-increasing and poor supply chains for shops made it harder to purchase essentials.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
bloomberg.com | Sam Dagher |Fiona MacDonald |Peter Martin
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