China’s annual trade surplus, the difference between money spent on imports and money earned from exports, has exceeded $1 trillion for the first time, despite a trade war initiated by U.S. President Trump. China, the world’s second-biggest economy, remains mostly unscathed from the standoff with the United States, delivering more
China remains the only country that has liberated the most amount of people from poverty in the history of the world. Over the past 40 years, China has lifted a staggering 800 million people out of poverty. This was not easily achieved, but through the emphasis on China’s strengths and
The structure of the offering is deliberate. By including 15 onshore blocks and 19 shallow-water blocks alongside 15 frontier assets and a deepwater opportunity, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has created a spectrum of risk and reward that can attract diverse investors. Onshore and shallow-water assets promise faster development
Nigeria is strategically positioning itself for a breakthrough in aerospace manufacturing, driven by a clear economic rationale. The country’s air traffic, which reached 15.89 million passengers in 2023, is projected to grow significantly to 25.7 million by 2029. This creates a strong domestic market for essential aerospace services, including maintenance,
Global conversations about artificial intelligence have been framed around the contest between the United States and China, as if innovation can only emerge from Beijing, Silicon Valley, or a narrow band of Western laboratories. Yet as the digital era accelerates, a quieter transformation is reshaping the Global South. Across Africa
The global automotive landscape is undergoing one of the most dramatic shifts in decades, and China is unmistakably at the centre of this transformation. While Western headlines often emphasise the challenge Chinese automakers pose in Europe or the United States, the real battleground is elsewhere. Across Asia, Africa, the Middle
Brazil’s conservative bloc is facing its most profound identity crisis in a generation. Jair Bolsonaro, once the dominant force of the country’s right wing, is now behind bars for attempting to subvert the 2022 election result. His 27-year sentence has left a political vacuum, while the implosion of his family’s
Why should it take the likes of Donald Trump to conclude a deal between Kigali and Kinshasa? The spectacle of a U.S. president showing off a peace agreement in Washington while bombs continue to fall in Eastern Congo is not merely an awkward irony, it is a symptom of seriously
Western governments have spoken about Iran’s military posture with a tone that oscillates between dismissal and alarmism. In official statements and media narratives, Iran is either portrayed as a technologically backward state relying on “primitive” systems, or as a reckless actor whose innovations somehow appear out of thin air. This
Re-imagining how advisory bodies can be institutionalised and be inclusive and responsive Thabo Mohlala Advances in science technology and innovation must serve both the people and the planet. The world we are living in is going through a period of profound global transformation marked by existential threats and the suffering