Africa

Africa looks to the Chinese model. Not a good example
BLACK CONTINENT

Africa looks to the Chinese model. Not a good example

World 23_07_2021 Anna Bono

Africa wants China as a partner because it expects nothing in terms of transparency and human rights. Now the African Union is pointing to China as a model for development. This is not a good example: China is still a poor (as well as repressed) country. On the other hand, the major Chinese investments in Africa risk being lost in collapsing states.


In Africa jihadist groups grow and supplant governments
TERRORISM

In Africa jihadist groups grow and supplant governments

World 01_07_2021 Anna Bono

The death of Boko Haram's leader, following a violent clash with ISWAP Islamists, is a sign of the internal competition for jihadism taking place on African soil. ISIS-affiliated groups are attempting to impose their control over vast swaths of Africa by filling vacuums left by governments. To counter  jihadists, what is needed above all is a new social contract between politicians and citizens.


The present and future of Jihadist groups is in Africa
GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX

The present and future of Jihadist groups is in Africa

World 04_12_2020 Anna Bono

The 2020 Global Terrorism Index reveals a significant decrease in terrorism worldwide, with significant drops in the number of victims in Afghanistan and Nigeria. The region most affected by the Islamic State and affiliated jihadist groups is sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa is now the main front, with seven out of ten countries registering the highest increases in deadly attacks.


This is Why Jihad is Winning in Africa
TERRORISM

This is Why Jihad is Winning in Africa

World 03_02_2020 Anna Bono

For the last two months there has been an increase in Islamist attacks in Africa, despite 18 years of military efforts, including Western intervention, to defeat the terrorists. At fault is poor governance, corruption, and tribalism that all hinder the development of Africa. The United States has given up and has abandoned the continent.


Blaming climate change makes millions
THE GLOBAL HOAX

Blaming climate change makes millions

The climate is always changing. There is no country and no people in the world completely safe from natural disasters. Rather, it is the evolution of scientific and technological developments which have successfully limited the losses and damage nature inflicts. The problem of Africa, for example, is a lack of disaster management infrastructure. But now, with the climate change obsession it's easy to attribute the blame to Western modes of production and lifestyle and obtain generous compensation for the presumed damage.