, Columnist
The New ‘Scramble for Africa’ Risks Becoming Divide and Conquer
The African Union should show a united front in negotiating with the world’s great powers.
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It’s raining trade deals.
The UK’s Keir Starmer has agreed to closer trade ties with China’s Xi Jinping. The European Union and India have signed “the mother of all deals.” That was after the EU’s mega-deal with Mercosur. Canada’s Mark Carney struck a “new strategic partnership” with China. And, later this month, Germany’s leaders will also beat a path to Beijing.