The ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ narrative: A look at the other side
The ‘debt trap diplomacy’ narrative has become a defining account of Chinese overseas financing since it was first uttered by the Trump...
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Mina Marie Schmidt
- Dec 6, 2021
- 4 min
Made in Ethiopia
Big headlines are decorating the front page of the website of the International Labour Organization (ILO): “Ethiopia celebrates its 99th...
Guest Writer
- Apr 19, 2021
- 7 min
Mozambique: a country plagued by corruption, poverty, and violence
Our guest editor for this article is Nuno Sousa. He is a Portuguese UvA alumnus who used to be an editor and Head Columnist for Rostra...
Brunna Torino
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
The Gem of Africa: Botswana
In the middle of the 1947 heat-wave, Seretse Khama, the Prince of Bechuanaland (colonial Botswana) and heir to the throne, met the...
Aibike Omurova
- Feb 7, 2021
- 5 min
Rwanda: the Singapore of Africa or an authoritarian mirage?
Notorious for the bloody genocide in 1994 that shocked the international community, Rwanda is now recovering from this atrocious event —...
Isabel Bonnet
- Apr 2, 2020
- 5 min
Africa’s Impossible Task: Preventing the COVID-19 Outbreak in 2 Weeks
On Monday, there were roughly 5,300 registered cases of COVID-19 and over 200 deaths in the African continent. On 17 July 2019, the World...
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