The expression “tenacious contention” suggests that China and the United States are at an impasse after a dogged battle for the position of global hegemony. But what if hegemony is less about deliberate, tenacious...
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The internet war in Africa
In his 2020 speech on his country’s Defence and Deterrence Strategy, France’s President Emmanuel Macron identified three paradigm shifts causing geopolitical tensions across the world: strategic, political and legal,...
Big-spending China woos Africa with its BRI and DSR
The landscape of foreign aid in Africa has shifted from being strategically western dominated, specifically by the United States, to China, emerging as one of the leading countries providing aid to the continent,...
Technologies, a higher education for Africa
On 2 November 2020, Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications multinational, reported on its website that the company, in conjunction with Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Nigeria (Rain) technology hub and Wits...
Digital diplomacy shootout in Zimbabwe
Digital diplomacy has emerged as one of the most topical issues in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period, especially in Africa, where diplomats and government officials have resorted to the use of the internet, social...
No Huawei, no cry
In May 2021 US president Joe Biden signed an executive order declaring a “national emergency” and blocked American companies from doing business with foreign tech companies on the grounds that they posed risks to...
