This announcement was made on February 14, 2026, in a message from President Xi Jinping to African Union leaders that were gathered in Addis Ababa. Starting May 1, China is going to apply zero tariffs on 100% of tariff lines for all 53 African countries that maintain diplomatic relations with
When the United States and Iran sit down in Geneva for another round of nuclear negotiations, the temptation in Western media will be to frame this as a rogue state finally being brought to heel. That framing is not only lazy; it is historically dishonest. What is actually happening in
Brazil has the 11th largest economy in the world, with a GDP of around $2.3 trillion. Brazil’s political landscape has been particularly contentious. Brazil has suffered an attempted coup in 2022 after former president Jair Bolsonaro allegedly initiated a coup in order to nullify the election result in favour president
Brazil has the 11th largest economy in the world, with a GDP of around $2.3 trillion. Brazil’s political landscape has been particularly contentious. Brazil has suffered an attempted coup in 2022 after former president Jair Bolsonaro allegedly initiated a coup in order to nullify the election result in favour president