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Tag: African Union

Posted inEgypt, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Mideast should lead way to new trade architecture

by Afshin Molavi August 19, 2019February 18, 2020

Throughout much of modern history, the Middle East has largely been on the receiving end of decisions made by major powers. Beyond the sphere of oil, it has been receivers of the macro order, rather than a shaper of it. But a unique confluence of events is taking place this year and next that could […]

Factory worker using a digital tablet near the production line. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, China, Egypt, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Africa must manufacture, trade its way to ‘Lion economy’

by Joseph Dana December 2, 2018
Palestinian schoolchildren chant slogans and raise the victory gesture over a UN flag during a protest at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school, financed by US aid, in the Arroub refugee camp near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on September 5, 2018.
Photo: AFP  / Hazem Bader
Posted inEuropean Union, United Kingdom, World

Ways must be found to finance international cooperation

by Jeffrey D Sachs November 29, 2018
People hold Chinese and Djiboutian national flags as they wait for Djibouti's President before the opening of a 1,000-unit housing construction project in Djibouti on July 4, 2018. The project was financially supported by a Chinese company. Photo: AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba
Posted inBeijing, China, Egypt, India, Middle East, Shanghai, South Asia

It’s Africa’s choice: AFRICOM or the New Silk Roads

by Pepe Escobar September 4, 2018February 18, 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of 54 African nations are seen inside the Great Hall of the People on Monday in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua
Posted inBeijing, China, Middle East

Chinese fume over Xi’s $60-billion Africa handout

by Frank Chen September 4, 2018February 18, 2020
A file photo of the China-constructed African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo: Xinhua
Posted inBeijing, China, France, Shanghai, World

Beijing accused of bugging African Union HQ for years

by Asia Times staff January 31, 2018February 18, 2020

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