Day: March 2, 2022

If you would like to receive Africa Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: China appoints a Horn of Africa envoy , the United States carries out a drone strike in Somalia , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo regains lucrative […]

On Monday, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison demanded Beijing conduct a “complete investigation” into a Chinese naval vessel’s alleged use of a military-grade laser on an Australian air force surveillance plane in the Arafura Sea. According to the Australian Defence Department, a Chinese navy ship used a laser at one […]

But as the war progresses, the guidelines are shifting from day to day. Sources at three state-affiliated Chinese media outlets described the shifts to me. “We follow the political stance taken by the Chinese government,” one source said. At the beginning of this invasion, the Chinese government took a very […]

In a key development, the top brass of the Indian Army including chief General MM Naravane along with all the Army Commanders is set to carry out an operational review along the international borders with China and Pakistan. On Thursday, the meeting is also said to be carried out owing […]

When news of the 100,000 Russian troops positioned on the Ukrainian border emerged late last year, investors paid instant attention. The relatively small cohort that had been brave enough to invest in Ukraine began leaving . The country’s sovereign dollar bonds plummeted, and the cost of protection against a Ukrainian […]

Washington is a “master of coercion”, said Beijing after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that China’s trade sanctions on Australia have backfired on it and that the communist regime lost more than Canberra in its efforts to squeeze Australia economically. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, a […]