A recent CRS report released on August 6 examines China’s expanding footprint across sub-Saharan Africa, laying bare a strategic competition that is reshaping the continent’s economic and geopolitical alignment, with significant implications for U.S. foreign policy and congressional oversight.
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European authorities are confronting increasingly extreme wildfire seasons as climate change makes each one more destructive. But while the EU has made real progress coordinating its emergency response, the fight against intentional ignition remains fragmented.
The 40-year-old Do228 has been rebuilt with a digital cockpit, in-house wing production and a launch customer already signed for 2027.
Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, is rapidly positioning itself as one of the most dynamic start-up ecosystems on the planet, drawing comparisons with global innovation hubs from Bangalore to São Paulo and even Silicon Valley. Lagos is no longer competing only within Africa. It is now measured against global start-up capitals.
African governments are accelerating the use of digital platforms for taxation, procurement, healthcare, identity management, social protection and municipal services. However, the success of this transition depends on more than software, connectivity or data infrastructure. It also depends on who controls technology decisions, how public money is allocated, whether risks are monitored and whether digital…
