A selection of the most important news related to Africa, Asia, and Europe found in different media outlets from around the world

July 19, 2019
African leaders launched a continental free-trade zone on Sunday that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in […]
Reuters,
July 17, 2019

Business Africa

Growth in Africa threatened by US-China trade war EU signs trade deal with MERCOSUR countries California law bans discrimination at work over hair
DW,
July 16, 2019

China’s investment in Africa: consequences for Europe

How is Chinese investment impacting Africa, and what could be the consequences for Europe? China’s presence in Africa is steadily on the rise. One of the […]
Bruegel,
June 17, 2019
The term “client-patron relationship”, as it is used in the discipline of international relations, refers to the dependency theory to cast light on the international political […]
Egyptian Streets,
June 13, 2019
One of the world’s most valuable and largest free trade agreement will kick in on May 30, yet it is one that has gathered little mention […]
China Briefing,
June 12, 2019
Over the past 10 years, Chinese investment in South America has accelerated dramatically, increasing by more than 480 percent between 2008 and 2018, compared to just […]
Brink News,
June 10, 2019
Hungary’s foreign minister on Thursday accused major Western European nations of “hypocrisy” and “hysteria” for criticizing central European countries’ business dealings with China, and defended Hungary’s […]
Reuters,
May 28, 2019
The Cotonou Agreement currently governing EU-ACP relations is due to expire in 2020. Negotiations on a new ACP-EU Partnership were launched in New York on 28 […]
ACP - Africa, Caribbean and Pacific group of states ,
May 22, 2019
After fraught talks on trade and market access, the two superpowers reached a last-minute deal, including on areas of climate cooperation. While less detailed than a […]
Climate Change News,