Africa: The International Order Is Shifting – African Countries Have an Opportunity to Reshape Global Power Relations

Africa: The International Order Is Shifting – African Countries Have an Opportunity to Reshape Global Power Relations

For too long, Africa’s agency has been exercised defensively: managing expectations, preserving stability, reacting to external scripts. The continent has copied political systems from other countries and prioritised economic choices that would meet external obligations, such as repaying debt. This posture was understandable immediately following independence in African states. At that time, the world was…

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Meta closes child abuse accounts after SA court order

Meta closes child abuse accounts after SA court order

Possessing, distributing or creating child sexual abuse material is illegal. Meta has shut down several WhatsApp and Instagram accounts in compliance with a court order over sexually explicit content being shared via the social media channel. The Facebook parent company says it will continue to engage with law enforcement over the use of its apps…

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Africa: The International Order Is Shifting – African Countries Have an Opportunity to Reshape Global Power Relations

Africa: Breaking Chains – Africa Pushes to Overhaul Unfair Financial Order

Africa is intensifying its calls for reforms to the global financial system, arguing that the current standards for accessing international concessional finance and building competitive financial institutions remain under the control of outdated frameworks that disadvantage the continent. During the African Union Commission’s 7th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting held in Malabo, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali…

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Africa: The International Order Is Shifting – African Countries Have an Opportunity to Reshape Global Power Relations

East Africa: Somaliland – Horn of Africa’s Stable Star, Shunned By Outdated Global Order

Addis Abeba — The global community’s ongoing disregard for Somaliland is far more than a diplomatic oversight; it is a profound injustice that undermines regional stability and silences one of Africa’s most successful democratic stories. A symbolic yet telling incident occurred recently when the BBC corrected a map of Somalia following strong condemnation from the…

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