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

June 18, 2019
A dirt track at Djibouti’s Doraleh Port leads to a series of unassuming single-story buildings that, earlier this year, hosted the world’s two superpowers. The Chinese […]
CNN,
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 11, 2019

How China’s Belt and Road Initiative could impact Africa

Jeff Gable of the Absa Group said China’s Belt and Road Initiative could bring Africa closer to the global economy.
Finance Yahoo,
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,
June 7, 2019
The U.S., which is embroiled in a tariff war with China while juggling negotiations with nations including Japan, Mexico and Canada, may not be prepared to […]
Bloomberg,
June 6, 2019
March 2019 saw Chinese President Xi Jinping journey to Europe, specifically Italy, Monaco and France. Meanwhile the European Council met to work out a joint stance […]
East Asia Forum,
June 5, 2019
After Africa’s largest economy suffered a recession in 2016—its first in over two decades, the government came up with an answer. Or at least it thought […]