20% of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a small chokepoint whose use is now being massively disrupted by war, drone strikes and the competing interests of great powers. The current Iran War has transformed the Strait of Hormuz from a potential risk into a genuine systemic crisis. Much like the Suez […]
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In 2026, the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic (ZOPACAS) will be celebrating its 40th anniversary. This milestone is not only an invitation to reflect on the creation, achievements, and limitations of the Zone, but on how it relates to broader dynamics associated with South-South cooperation and Brazil-Africa relations in the past four decades. With
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Development institutions are financing African housing as though private developers aren’t already building it. In the DRC, that assumption is costing millions their chance at a permanent home. When development institutions design housing programs for sub-Saharan Africa, they typically imagine a city waiting for formal systems to arrive. In Kinshasa — one of the continent’s most
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It is a matter of chronic surprise that politicians, otherwise well-trained in saying just the right thing for the audience they are addressing, forget that whatever they say can be heard everywhere. Right away. By anybody who cares to listen, including journalists always hungry for the next story.
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Food security in Africa could face major disruptions due to continuing uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran is disrupting global fertiliser trade flows – and this stands to leave millions of African farmers without the ammonia, urea, phosphate, sulphur and other fertiliser inputs vital to growing
African governments need to take urgent action on fertiliser shortages Read More »