EU to set 50 percent steel tariff as opening bid to Trump
BRUSSELS — The EU announced Tuesday it would double its tariffs on steel to 50 percent, in line with U.S. levels, in a bid to bring the Trump administration to...
Africa
A new era for merger control
Global competition policy continues to evolve, and business leaders across Europe and the UK are navigating a more strategic and complex regulatory environment. No longer a siloed and purely technical...
South Africa: ‘Operation Dudula’ hunts down illegal migrants
The South African populist, nationalist and anti-immigration group is once more making headlines, having recently launched a campaign targeting migrant children. By arguing that there are not enough school placements for South African...
From Moldova to Africa, Russia’s Power Is Waning
On Sept. 28, Moldovan voters overwhelmingly rejected pro-Russian parties and gave President Maia Sandu’s pro-European party a decisive parliamentary majority. The victory, which came despite a massive Russia-financed influence operation...
The Future of U.S.-Africa Trade
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: A U.S.-Africa trade agreement expires, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda begin implementing a peace agreement, and Gen...
Kidnapped Nigerians Say Terrorists Use Vast Network of Villages to Persecute Locals
Nigerian Christians say their communities are under siege by Islamist “bandits” who are planning nothing less than genocide. The Fulani militants preying on these Christians are often portrayed as small...
A New Era for Merger Control – Strategic Insights for Business Leaders
Global competition policy continues to evolve, and business leaders across Europe and the United Kingdom (UK) are navigating a more strategic and complex regulatory environment. No longer a siloed and...
The Crisis for the Women Who Make Your Clothes
When Maleshoane Rakojoana was furloughed from her job at a Lesotho clothing factory nearly three months ago, it turned her whole family’s life upside down. No longer able to afford...
What is Israel’s endgame in Africa?
In late August, government officials from Zambia and Israel assembled to celebrate the reopening of the Israeli embassy in Lusaka. It was the first time in 52 years that an...
How China promotes its language and culture in Africa
Miradie Tchekpo biggest dream has come true: She has landed a job as an interpreter working for a trading company in her home country of . “In middle school, I watched...
