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Africa: Does Africa’s Peace and Security Council Need Stronger Members?

[ad_1] Around half the countries bidding to join the PSC in 2024 are 'small states' with limited diplomatic clout. At the upcoming African Union (AU) summit from 15-19 February, 10 new countries will take their seats on the Peace and Security Council (PSC) for two-year terms. As the AU's primary […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

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Congo-Kinshasa: Baloji Pushes Cinema Boundaries With Augure/Omen

[ad_1] The Belgian/Congolese rapper/composer/recording artist Baloji has always cut his own road, creating unclassifiable recordings and videos that reflect a broad and in some ways radical world view, full of provocative contradictions, ancient and modern elements colliding, all anchored in his deep, resonant, profoundly confident voice. Now Baloji has produced […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

Africa

African Countries Are Struggling With High Debt, Demands to Spend More and Collapsing Currencies – the Policy Fixes That Could Help

[ad_1] Highly indebted African countries are facing stark trade-offs between servicing expensive debt, supporting high and growing development needs, and stabilising domestic currencies. Government debt has risen in at least 40 African countries over the past decade. As a result, some are experiencing a bad combination of high debt, elevated […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

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