Report by The Economist Global democracy continued its decline in 2020, according to the latest edition of the Democracy Index from our sister company, The Economist Intelligence Unit. The annual survey, which rates the state of democracy across 167 countries based on Read More …
Category: Global Focus
Covid vaccines: Russia, China, India…Who is supplying Africa?
By Marie Toulemonde, The Africa Report. Covid vaccination campaigns have kicked off across the globe. But while many developed countries are busy inoculating their populations, the continent is grappling with growing bilateral agreements with foreign laboratories and mobilising its health Read More …
Ethiopia Has Launched Its Second Satellite, ET-SMART-RSS
A few hours ago, the maiden flight of the Long March 8 was launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. One of the payloads on the rocket is Ethiopia’s second satellite, ET-SMART-RSS. Other payloads include Apocalypse constellation and Zhixing-1A. ET-SMART-RSS, Read More …
Belgium earmarks 4 million Euro on Coronavirus vaccines for Developing Countries.
Belgium has announced four million euro (about 17,843,735,168.00 Ugx) for COVAX program. COVAX is a global initiative that brings together governments and pharmaceutical companies with aim of ensuring that Covid-19 vaccines are available and accessible to all those Read More …
China has promised millions of coronavirus vaccines to countries globally. And it is ready to deliver them.
By David Culver and Nectar Gan. Inside a gray warehouse at the Shenzhen International Airport in southern China, a row of white chambers sits in a cordoned-off corner, each fitted with a display screen showing the customised temperature inside. A Read More …
Biden Can Redefine U.S-China Policy; But he Must Avoid Doubling Down Trump’s Predominance in Asia.
Analysis by Allawi Ssemanda and Aziz Kalisa. Vice President Joe Biden talks with Chinese Vice President Xi and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during a luncheon at the State Department, in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. Curtesy Photo. For Read More …
US Presidential Debate. Here’s what you need to know about tonight’s showdown.
Kate Sullivan Less than two weeks from Election Day, Joe Biden and President Trump are scheduled to appear onstage 9:00 p.m. ET for the final general election presidential debate of 2020. The televised event may be the last opportunity for both candidates to reach Read More …
Damaging Lies: Sri Lankan Port Deal With China not a ‘Debt Trap’
By Ssemanda Allawi and Ntende Trevor Damaging lies: Sri Lankan port deal with China not a ‘debt trap’ In December 2017 Sri Lankan government agreed to lease their major southern port Hambantota which was built by Chinese, a development that Read More …
Joe Biden can display a new diplomacy-first US foreign policy by re-engaging Cuba
By John McAuliff. Five years ago, I stood in a mostly Cuban crowd outside of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, excitedly watching our flag raised for the first time in 54 years. Two hours later, I was at a celebratory party Read More …
U.S. Violated Trade Rules With Tariffs on China, World Trade Organization Says.
By Bryce Baschuk, Bloomberg. The World Trade Organization undercut the main justification for President Donald Trump’s trade war against China, saying that American tariffs on Chinese goods violate international rules. A panel of three WTO trade experts on Tuesday said Read More …