Peter Martin
Africa and Middle East Correspondent at Bloomberg News
Africa and Middle East Correspondent for Bloomberg. Based in Nairobi. Author of a book on Chinese diplomacy.. All opinions my own
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1 week 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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2 weeks 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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