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

December 7, 2018
President Edgar Lungu can stand in presidential elections due in 2021 without breaching a constitutional two-term limit, Zambia’s top court ruled on Friday, rejecting an opposition […]
Reuters,
December 5, 2018
Progress made on visa openness between 2016-2018 Compared to 2017 and 2016, progress has been made in 2018 against visa openness indicators. Africans currently do not […]
Visaopeness.org,
December 5, 2018
This report reflects discussions held during the May 2018 Expert Group Meeting hosted by UN Women on women’s meaningful participation in negotiating peace and the implementation […]
unwomen.org,
December 5, 2018
Ethiopia and Rwanda are leading African governments’ efforts to boost gender parity in politics, but other countries on the continent are not far behind. These countries’ […]
Project Syndicate,
December 4, 2018
Beginning in 2019, Africa’s No.1 airline will set up a hub that will allow travelers from China to apply for visas to 35 African countries, the […]
Xinhua,
December 4, 2018
Two of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, HSBC and UBS, have recently closed their local representative offices in Nigeria. There’s also […]
The Conversation,
December 3, 2018
The forum, which was initiated by African Development Bank (AfDB) President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, emphasized unequivocally the importance of investment, foreign and domestic, to economic development […]
Brookings,
December 1, 2018
If climate change and global warning continue unabated, then Africa’s future does not look bright. Experts warn that participants at the COP24 conference in Poland have […]
DW,
November 30, 2018
The global manufacturing landscape is changing rapidly with the increasing use of digital technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence, presenting both important opportunities and challenges […]
odi.org,