Intersect: Africa
H I G H L I G H T S • ETHIOPIA UNDER SIEGE• SUDAN’S COUPSTERS• BLINKEN’S TOUR• MOZAMBIQUE ARMS UP• ISLAMIC STATE FACTIONS• DROUGHT AND BRIBES ETHIOPIA UNDER SIEGE Embattled Ethiopian president, Abiy Ahmad, signalled an interest in mediation efforts led by the African Union and the United States as his country’s present civil war completed its first year. Abiy […]
Intersect: Africa
H I G H L I G H T S • COUPS AND THE KREMLIN• FOURTH COVID WAVE COUPS AND THE KREMLIN While the world’s attention is on the Ukraine, Russia is extending its influence into Francophone regions of the Sahel in countries like Mali and Burkina Faso. The latter two countries recently had coup d’etats against […]
Intersect: Africa
H I G H L I G H T S • UKRAINE WAR’S ECONOMIC FALLOUT• LOCAL RESPONSES• EUROPE LOOKS TO AFRICAN GAS• POLITICS AND UKRAINE WAR• RUSSIAN MILITARY STEPS• MINING AND MOZAMBIQUE• VAX PLANT TO CLOSE• BITCOIN WARNING• NOT SO JOLLY ROGERS• E-COMMERCE OF BLOOD• TOOZE ON AFRICA UKRAINE WAR’S ECONOMIC FALLOUT The economic repercussions of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put paid to hopes […]
Intersect: Africa
H I G H L I G H T S • SPECIAL FOCUS: AFRICA TECH Four Unicorns Covid lockdowns pushed many Africans to use digital platforms for payments and shopping. Many continue to do so even as the pandemic recedes. This is leading to a frenzy of new products and investments in Africa’s digital economy. […]
WORLD REVIEW
Pramit Pal Chaudhury Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Foreign Editor, Hindustan Times, and Distinguished Fellow & Head, Strategic Affairs, Ananta Aspen Centre
WANA DIGEST
Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev Former Ambassador of India to Algeria, Norway and High Commissioner to Nigeria and Distinguished Fellow, Ananta Centre
VIEWPOINT
Ambassador Sharat Sabharwal Former Indian Ambassador to Pakistan and Uzbekistan and Distinguished Fellow, Ananta Centre
UNCOVERED
Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin Former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and Former Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and Distinguished Fellow, Ananta Centre
USA REVIEW
Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Foreign Editor, Hindustan Times, and Distinguished Fellow & Head, Strategic Affairs, Ananta Aspen Centre
THE SYNOPSIS
Ananta Centre organised the first chapter of its women’s conference, The Levelling. It brought together women leaders..