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Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 45, 2023)

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What Did the 3rd Belt and Road Forum Mean for Africa?
There has been much talk of a perceived slowdown in BRI lending, but African leaders are still looking to China to advance development goals.November 09, 2023 China , modi , Liberia , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , South Sudan , BRICS , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , G20 , Algeria , Sudan , Kenya , Somalia , Vaccine Diplomacy , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Malawi , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Malaria , BRI. Cameroon
Sheetal Devi: An Epitome of Perseverance

अप्राप्यं नाम नेहास्ति धीरस्य व्यवसायिनः ॥ (there is nothing unattainable in this world for the steadfast and determined.’) This is a verse from an ancient Indian text, ....

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 44, 2023)

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In Southern Africa, mixed feelings about the plight of Palestine Arabs
It is easy to appreciate why, in Southern Africa, attitudes of students, converts, veterans and sympathisers of what one can loosely term ‘lib....

Turbulence in South China Sea: Need to Enforce UNCLOS

The expansive South China Sea, covering an area of more than 3.5 million square kilometres consisting of atolls, reefs is arguably the most contested waters of Asia. The reserve of hydro carbons and its strategic location in the vicinity of shipping ....

Resilience to Economic Authoritarianism, Treachery and Wars

Today’s security environment is utterly unpredictable, the world saw three black swan events in as many years –Covid19, Russia-Ukraine War and more recently Israel-Hamas War! In 2023 itself threats originated from state and non-state aggressors, ....

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 43, 2023)

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How India’s Vaccine Industry Will Save Millions of Children in Africa
On 2 October 2023, when India celebrated both Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, there was one more reason to celebrate this year.
Neighborhood News Digest – 26 October 2023

Afghanistan
Kakar: Illegal Afghan Immigrants Must Leave Pakistan – Tolo News
The caretaker prime minister of Pakistan, Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, called on Afghans who are living in the country illegally to return to Pakistan aft....

Neighborhood News Digest –20 October 2023

Afghanistan

Tajikistan’ President unveils 24 new border posts along Afghanistan border – The Khaama Press
Imam Ali Rahman, Tajikistan’s President, opened 24 new border posts on his visit to the Khatlon province, strength....

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 42, 2023)

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New Malaria Vaccine: Watershed Moment for India’s Vaccine Diplomacy with Africa
On 2nd October, when India celebrated both Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, there was one more reason to celebrate this year. ....

Maldives Presidential Elections 2023

Introduction
Maldives is an archipelagic state situated strategically in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Maldives concluded its second phase of the fourth presidential elections on September 20, 2023, electing Mohamed Muizzu as the new Pre....

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