Carlos Lopes Correspondent The absolute hero of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde and a leading historical Pan-African figure, Amílcar Cabral, was named by his father after the Carthaginian General Hamilcar Barca, the one that in 241 BC conquered Sicily before occupying most of Iberia. He was born in what is today’s Libya and was one of […]
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After 40 years of stagnant policies with meagre returns in terms of job creation and economic growth, it is time Africa shifts gears. The absolute hero of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde and a leading historical Pan-African figure, Amílcar Cabral, was named by his father after the Carthaginian General Hamilcar Barca, the one that in 241
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The news emerging from Hamburg were dominated by the narrative of the emerging 19 +1 on issues such as climate change or trade protectionism. Yvanka Trump replacing her father in the US seat was a particularly juicy bit, with few realizing that happened when the leaders were discussing Africa. Street protests and the 9th Beethoven
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The G20 was established in the aftermath of the 2008-9 financial crisis, as a more robust response to address the challenges of economic global governance. Those challenges having not diminished since it is understandable the group kept its intentions alive and introduced more structure to what was, at the beginning, a rather undefined setting. The
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L’ordre international a connu une mutation qualitative au cours des deux dernière décennies. Un nouveau discours s’est d’ailleurs hissé au devant de la théorie des relations internationales. Il met l’accent sur un environnement mondial en évolution rapide et se caractérise par la confluence toujours plus grande de défis d’envergure planétaire. Ces défis, qu’il s’agisse de
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Over the past two decades, the international order has undergone a qualitative change. As a matter of fact, a new discourse has gained prominence in the international relations theory that emphasizes a rapidly changing global environment characterized by an ever-growing confluence of world- scale challenges. The challenges that range from widespread poverty and undernourishment, financial
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