Africa is being courted by China, Russia and the US. Why the continent shouldn’t pick sides

Some three decades since the end of the Cold War, the world order is undergoing a structural transformation. At the heart of it is the challenge posed to the hegemony of the US. This is primarily being led by Russia and China which are discontented with Washington’s excesses across the global stage. The African continent is an obvious contender for major power courting as this realignment takes place, writes Bhaso Ndzendze.

By Bhaso Ndzendze

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Africa’s Boom and Bust Cycle Threatens Three Decades of Relative Peace and Prosperity

The vision of African ownership of its challenges and solutions was realized by default in the recent past. The role of Western states in African problems virtually evaporated during the presidency of Donald Trump in the United States and the Brexit crisis in the United Kingdom.

By David Himbara

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Don’t Be a Goldfish: Human Rights and U.S. Military Financing for Egypt

In its Sept. 14 decision on providing U.S. military financing to Egypt, the Biden administration seemed to forget or disregard the recent past in ways that reduce any chance of inducing improvements in that country’s dire human rights situation.

By Adam Keith

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