Africa Report
A report on Africa’s current political struggles, including: the uprising in Kenya; the US vs China and recent developments in the Sahel.
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China and Africa prepare the future while the US locks itself into the past
China overtook the US as Africa’s largest trading partner, and largest source of investment between 2013 – 2019. The US’s share of Africa’s foreign trade fell from 15.5% to 5.6%, while China’s share jumped from 4% to 25.6%.
What will determine the outcome of the economic “protracted war” between China and the U.S.?
China has a won clear victory in the first battle of the US “trade war”. But the U.S. will not abandon its economic struggle against China. This article analyses the forces that will determine the outcome of this “protracted” economic war.
The road to hell is paved with bad intentions – US ruling class promotes the insane dystopia of a “3C World”
The US Cold War framework is: to double down on fossil fuels, ramp up arms spending, cut environmental and labour regulations and drop climate commitments. It is pressing its allies to do the same. This is a clear and present danger to the rest of the world.
US arrogance created the Ukraine war – Jeffrey Sachs & Vijay Prashad
No Cold War short video about how US arrogance created the Ukraine war.
China’s economy in 2024 continued to far outgrow the U.S.
China’s GDP growth rate in 2024 of 5.0% compares to the U.S.’s of 2.8%. China’s was therefore 80% higher than the U.S.