The Brief the brief: issue thirty-eight 7 Mar 2023 Africa Crucial Forest conservation conference in Gabon discusses the fate one of the world’s most important areasby Harvey Young image credit: Aymatth2 (Wikimedia Commons) The One Forest Summit, one of…
The Debrief the debrief: issue ten 16 Feb 202316 Feb 2023 Third terms the charm: Lula’s first month backby Eleanor Austin image credit: Luiz79 (Wikimedia Commons) Since his inauguration on 1 January 2023, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s homecoming has been…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty-five 14 Feb 202314 Feb 2023 Africa The bear and the lion: Sergey Lavrov visits Bamakoby Neo Allert image credit: Sertion (Wikimedia Commons) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov embarked on a two-day trip to Mali last…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty-one 29 Nov 202229 Nov 2022 Africa Unrest breaks out on Mayotteby Herb Alexander image credit: TUBS (Wikimedia Commons) The small Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte has been engulfed by civil disorder in recent weeks, with…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-five 17 Oct 2022 Africa Hopes for democracy as former opposition leader appointed as Chad PMby Harvey Young image credit: TUBS (Wikimedia Commons) In a move that has raised hopes that Chad might transition…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-four 11 Oct 202211 Oct 2022 Africa Violence returns to Djiboutiby Neo Allert image credit: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (Encyclopædia Britannica) On 8 October, Djibouti’s defence ministry released a statement reporting the death of seven soldiers at…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-two 25 Apr 202213 May 2022 AFRICA From an icon’s son to exile in shame: former Botswana president faced with serious charges by Harvey Young image credit: davidaime (Flickr) On 21 April Ian Khama, the previous…
The Debrief the debrief: issue six – yga x market outlook 23 Mar 202223 Mar 2022 Turbulent Markets by Jack Timlin (Macro, Bonds and Commodities Analyst) image credit: Advantus Media Inc. The last two years have seen multiple extreme and rare events occur: The Covid pandemic…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-one 21 Mar 202221 Mar 2022 AFRICA And the Pritzker Prize goes to… by Neo Allert image credit: Josizari (Wikimedia Commons) Diébédo Francis Kéré could not be happier: on 15 March he was awarded the prestigious…
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