Tag: global affairs

• What coronavirus means for the global economy

  April 9, 2020

  “I’m a capitalist. I believe in the system. I believe you can increase the size of the pie and you could divide it well,” says Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater… more ›

• Coronavirus: 100 days that changed the world

  April 8, 2020

  Skip to main content By 8 April 2020 It started with a warning. It turned into a pandemic that has transformed life as we know it A turbulent decade had… more ›

• 35 Top African-American Artists on the Work That Inspires Them

  March 20, 2020

  Over the past 20 years, a new vanguard of African-American creators has helped define the 21st century. Jordan Peele. Ta-Nehisi Coates. Kara Walker. Ava DuVernay. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/19/arts/african-american-art-inspiration.html more ›

• IRA in Ghana: Double Deceit

  March 16, 2020

  Russian operation linked to former IRA associates employed social media users in Ghana to target black communities in the US On March 12, 2020, CNN, Twitter, Facebook, Graphika, and two… more ›

• Facebook uncovers Russian-led troll network based in west Africa

  March 13, 2020

  A newly discovered Russian-led network of professional trolls was being outsourced to Ghanaian and Nigerian operatives, according to Facebook and Twitter, who removed the network’s accounts on Thursday. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/13/facebook-uncovers-russian-led-troll-network-based-in-west-africa?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Add_to_Pocket more ›

• Revealed: the great European refugee scandal

  March 12, 2020

  Evidence obtained by the Guardian exposes a coordinated and unlawful EU assault on the rights of desperate people trying to cross the Mediterranean by , Apostolis Fotiadis and Zach Campbell… more ›

• The Rich Are Preparing for Coronavirus Differently

  March 5, 2020

  Concierge doctors, yachts, chartered planes and germ-free hideaways. The new coronavirus knows no national borders or social boundaries. That doesn’t mean that social boundaries don’t exist. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/style/the-rich-are-preparing-for-coronavirus-differently.html more ›

• Hideo Kojima’s Strange, Unforgettable Video-Game Worlds

  March 4, 2020

  Death Stranding, the newest video game from the developer Hideo Kojima, was introduced to the world in the summer of 2016 on a stage at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3),… more ›

• A Kenyan Painter Casts a Critical Eye on China’s Role in Africa

  February 22, 2020

  Michael Soi’s “China Loves Africa” collection examines the symbiotic and often corrupt relationship between Beijing and African elites. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/world/africa/michael-soi-kenya-china.html more ›

• Pompeo in Senegal: Africa caught in US-China trade war

  February 17, 2020

  Mike Pompeo has arrived in Senegal on his first trip to Africa as US secretary of state. He is expected to discuss security and economic cooperation with President Macky Sall.… more ›