Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification: Ségou is rich in arts and crafts, and has built its famous festival around the performing arts. Guillaume Colin & Pauline Penot/FlickrIn the first week of every February, the streets of Ségou in Mali come to life. Residents from the capital, Bamako, flock to the secondary city to escape … [Read more...] about Mali’s cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification | The Conversation
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Africa is high on the G20 summit agenda. But will Trump thwart progress? | The Conversation
Africa is high on the G20 summit agenda. But will Trump thwart progress?: German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses G20 health ministers in Berlin in May. Reuters/Fabrizio BenschWhen G20 leaders meet in Hamburg in early July they face a problem not on their formal agenda: how to work around Donald Trump. The US president disdains multilateral financial cooperation, is opposed … [Read more...] about Africa is high on the G20 summit agenda. But will Trump thwart progress? | The Conversation
How ANC presidential elections trump South Africa’s constitution | The Conversation
How ANC presidential elections trump South Africa's constitution: ANC leaders greet party supporters at a recent rally. Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoSouth Africa’s Constitution is clear on a number of issues related to the relationship between the country’s parliament and its executive. It lays down that if the National Assembly passes a vote of No Confidence in the cabinet, the … [Read more...] about How ANC presidential elections trump South Africa’s constitution | The Conversation
Pope says will be “sincere” with Trump at Vatican meeting
Pope says will be “sincere” with Trump at Vatican meeting: Pope says will be “sincere” with Trump at Vatican meeting: Pope Francis said on Saturday he would be “sincere” with U.S. President Donald Trump over their sharp differences on subjects such as immigration and climate change when the two hold their first meeting at the Vatican later this month. But the pope … [Read more...] about Pope says will be “sincere” with Trump at Vatican meeting
Africa offers a point of cooperation for Xi and Trump | The Conversation
Africa offers a point of cooperation for Xi and Trump: Chinese President Xi Jinping at the recent Asian-African Conference in Jakarta. Reuters/Darren WhitesideChinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will meet for the first time at Trump’s opulent Mar-a-Lago golf resort in Florida in early April. There’s no indication yet that they will discuss Africa. But … [Read more...] about Africa offers a point of cooperation for Xi and Trump | The Conversation
