Gulf states have emerged as a new middle power & Africa is a key component of their foreign policy. US has historically accommodated their adventurism in Africa, failing to protect core US interest of stability across the increasingly important continent
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African governments are trying to tax their way toward stronger states, while much of the population remains informal precisely because the state has historically been weak, says @yinka.bsky.social
www.semafor.com/article/05/2...
At the nearest school to me in Somerville, MA, this is what the drop-off area looked like last Friday.
This is the effect of having neighborhood schools in walkable neighborhoods with streets that are safe to walk, ride, and roll on.
Your school drop-off could look like this too.
Kagame take some swings at Trump and the US at the Africa CEO Forum amid US sanctions on Rwandan individuals for their role in conflict in the DRC www.theafricareport.com/418694/rwand...
An investigation into Cameroon’s gold sector has uncovered more than 200 illegal artisanal mining companies, most of them foreign-owned, particularly run by Chinese nationals.
www.africanews.com/2026/05/14/c...
Washington will need to “begin treating the continent as a region of genuine strategic value, rather than as expendable at the altar of its Middle East agenda.”
Great piece from @zurilinetsky.bsky.social and @mikewoldemariam.bsky.social on how the US lets Gulf powers wreak havoc on Africa
Ugandan private sector has room to grow.
Local firms have won 98% of government contracts but only 59% of the total value. The remaining 41% of value (2% of contracts) went to foreign firms. These firms only used 18% Ugandan goods and services.
www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/busin...
@sarahykim.bsky.social at @wamu.org.web.brid.gy has highlighted the closing of my kid’s daycare center and several other affordable sites in Wards 7 and 8: wamu.org/story/26/04/...
Kenya has unveiled two new digital trade platforms, BiasharaLink and Deal House, to be rolled out across its diplomatic missions in support of the AfCFTA. The initiative aims to transform embassies into hubs for trade and investment.
nation.africa/kenya/news/a...
Addressing this year’s African summit for business leaders, Rwanda’s president pushes for pan-African unity to stand up to the United States and other perceived global bullies in the race to exploit A...
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Nearly 200 illegal artisanal gold mining companies, most of them foreign-owned, have been uncovered in central and eastern Cameroon, the mines ministry said Wednesday.
The Private Sector Development (PSD) Programme shows that local service providers secured 29,521 out of 30,176 contracts awarded during the year, representing 98 percent
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The early learning centers, operated by the United Planning Organization, provide subsidized care for lower-income families, many of them in Southeast D.C. In March, UPO announced it was closing four of its 15 centers in early April, three of them in Wards 7 and 8. Parents had just about a month to find new places, and some are still searching.
Unveiled in Addis Ababa, the landmark project is a significant step towards operationalising AfCFTA.
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Gulf states have emerged as a new middle power & Africa is a key component of their foreign policy. US has historically accommodated their adventurism in Africa, failing to protect core US interest of stability across the increasingly important continent
foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/03/a...
Why Washington let its Middle Eastern partners wreak havoc in Africa.
