Rafiq Raji

2 months ago | ntu.edu.sg | Rafiq Raji

What can African governments do to protect their vital digital assets?

Jan 13, 2025 | csis.org | Mvemba Dizolele |Laird Treiber |Rafiq Raji |Jon Temin

On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump will assume the presidency of the United States of America for the second time. As the world watches the changing of the guard between the returning president and Joe Biden, analysts will parse Trump’s inaugural speech for any hints of his vision for U.S.-Africa relations. They will also monitor his executive orders and legislation from the Republican-majority Congress for what they purport for Africa.

Oct 29, 2024 | ntu.edu.sg | Rafiq Raji |Amit Jain

G20 and COP29 may provide another opportunity to advance climate finance mechanisms By Rafiq Raji and Amit JainThere is clearly a need to relieve African countries of some of their debt burdens, provide them with sustainable climate financing, and allow them exemptions on fossil fuels for energy and punitive carbon taxes on their international trade.

Jul 19, 2024 | ntu.edu.sg | Rafiq Raji

By Rafiq RajiIntroductionArtificial intelligence (AI) is “the ability of computers to imitate cognitive human functions”.

Jan 26, 2024 | ntu.edu.sg | Rafiq Raji |Amit Jain

By Rafiq Raji and Amit JainThere is a gradual shift in thinking about the current international trade trend, not so much as de-globalisation but rather as 're-globalisation.' [1] As the West imposes new restrictions on trade with China and introduces measures to bring manufacturing back home, global trade has begun to realign along geopolitical lines. Import tariffs have redirected US sourcing from China to other partners, especially in advanced technology products.