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A selection of the most important news related to Africa, Asia, and Europe found in different media outlets from around the world
July 5, 2019
The scale of data the census collects is crucial to the government’s effort to formalize larger parts of Ghana’s economy, where over 80% of the employed […]
QuartzAfrica, July 5, 2019July 3, 2019
ccording to the United Nations’ Human Development Index, Liberia ranks No. 181, among the world’s lowest. In 2007, for instance, foreign aid paid for more than […]
QuartzAfrica, July 3, 2019June 28, 2019
In March 2019, Italy became the first large economy to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – an infrastructure […]
China Briefing, June 28, 2019June 25, 2019
The lack of a solid border and border security apparatus allows for cross-border illicit actions, such as the drug and arms trade, and human trafficking. According […]
Charged Affairs, June 25, 2019June 24, 2019
Last week, the Trump administration’s move to limit Huawei’s access to American components brought the waves of the trade war ashore in ways that were perceptible […]
QuartzAfrica, June 24, 2019June 21, 2019
Ramaphosa’s African National Congress party was returned to office with a reduced majority in an election earlier this month. While climate change was barely mentioned in […]
June 21, 2019June 20, 2019
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a new cabinet in which, for the first time in the country’s history, half of all ministers are women. […]
BBC, June 20, 2019