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Macron’s Africa Reset Tests France’s Lost Influence

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a major diplomatic challenge as France attempts to rebuild its relationship with Africa after years of declining influence, rising anti-French sentiment and growing competition from global powers seeking a stronger presence on the continent. Macron’s renewed
July 23, 2026
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Strategic Trade Corridors Reshape Global Economic Power

 Every freight train leaving Angola’s Atlantic coast now carries more than minerals and manufactured goods. It carries geopolitical ambition. Stretching across southern and central Africa, the Lobito Corridor has become one of several strategic transport projects attracting global attention as countries compete
July 22, 2026
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Africa Challenges The Legacy Of Economic Colonialism

Every day, ships leave African ports carrying crude oil, cocoa beans, coffee, cotton, copper, cobalt and other raw commodities destined for factories across Europe, Asia and North America. Months later, many of those same products return to African markets as finished goods—cars,
July 22, 2026
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BRICS Expands Push For A New Financial Order

 For decades, the global financial system has revolved around institutions, currencies and payment networks largely shaped by Western economies. But inside conference rooms from Beijing to Brasília, a different conversation is gaining momentum. The question is no longer whether emerging economies want
July 22, 2026
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ICC Confronts A Defining Global Credibility Test

 Every morning, judges, prosecutors and investigators enter the International Criminal Court with the same mandate that inspired its creation more than two decades ago: to ensure that those accused of the world’s gravest crimes can be held accountable when national courts are
July 22, 2026
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Ukraine War Reshapes Global Security Alliances

Before sunrise, another wave of drones crossed the skies over Ukraine, triggering air defence systems and sending civilians into shelters. Hundreds of kilometres away, military planners gathered in European capitals to assess battlefield developments that now influence decisions reaching far beyond the
July 22, 2026
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Africa Tightens Grip On Strategic Minerals

 For decades, ships have left African ports carrying billions of dollars’ worth of copper, cobalt, lithium, manganese and graphite to factories thousands of kilometres away. What returned were finished products—electric vehicles, batteries, solar panels and advanced technologies—often sold back to African markets
July 22, 2026
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France Approves Landmark Under-15 Social Media Ban

France has become the first country in the European Union to pass legislation banning children under the age of 15 from accessing social media platforms, marking a significant shift in how governments are addressing children’s safety in the digital age. The French
July 22, 2026
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Iran Rebuilds Routes After US Strikes

Iran has moved quickly to restore transport links in the southern province of Hormozgan after several bridges and key road connections were damaged in US airstrikes, launching emergency measures aimed at reconnecting affected communities and keeping essential movement alive. Iranian authorities have
July 21, 2026
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Lissu Case Sparks Constitutional Rights Battle

 A constitutional petition involving opposition figure and Chadema National Chairman Tundu Lissu has placed renewed focus on the rights of detainees, legal representation and the protection of confidential lawyer-client communication within Tanzania’s justice system. Lissu appeared before the High Court of Tanzania,
July 21, 2026
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