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Russian Chinese and Other Disinformation and Misinformation Efforts in the Sahel 06 November 2024 at 11:29 | Africa | Technology & Innovation

Russian Chinese and Other Disinformation and Misinformation Efforts in the Sahel

Information disorder in the Sahel is threatening the social fabric of multi-ethnic societies. The current phase is particularly challenging, given the scope of the manipulation.

Sahelian Local Perspectives on Western Models of Security Collaboration 14 January 2025 | Transnational | Security & Conflict

Sahelian Local Perspectives on Western Models of Security Collaboration

Western security models have recently come under scrutiny from Sahel countries.

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Africas growth prospects stagnant and under pressure

[ © ISS African Futures ]

 Africa’s growth prospects are stagnating and have declined in recent years, as evidenced by slow GDP growth rates and limited improvements in human development indices. This downward trend is reflected in the revised and updated analysis of our Current Path forecast on the African Futures website published in December 2024.  

The WTOs Trade Policy Review Mechanism: Lessons for the AfCFTA Review Process

[ © South African Institute of International Affairs ]

 The decision by the AfCFTA Secretariat to establish the AfCFTA Implementation Review Mechanism (AFIRM) was mainly prompted by concerns relating to states parties’ slow implementation of the AfCFTA Agreement under which full trading was expected to commence in January 2021, which has not yet happened.  

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