Countries like Germany make a show of their virtue and insist that Africa remain impoverished.
Sleepwalking Into a New Imperial Age
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/foreign-aid-cuts-could-destabilize-global-south-and-fuel-resource-competition-by-ricardo-hausmann-2025-05
As donor governments slash foreign-aid budgets, the critical frameworks that have helped sustain weak developing countries are beginning to unravel. With foreign powers competing for control over natural resources, the world may be drifting toward a twenty-first-century version of the Scramble for Africa.
U.A.E. Is Pouring Money into Africa, Seeking Resources and Power
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/business/uae-africa-finance.html
As the United States and other economic powers reduce their investment, aid and presence in Africa, the United Arab Emirates is wielding its wealth.
Sleepwalking Into a New Imperial Age
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/foreign-aid-cuts-could-destabilize-global-south-and-fuel-resource-competition-by-ricardo-hausmann-2025-05
As donor governments slash foreign-aid budgets, the critical frameworks that have helped sustain weak developing countries are beginning to unravel. With foreign powers competing for control over natural resources, the world may be drifting toward a twenty-first-century version of the Scramble for Africa.
U.A.E. Is Pouring Money into Africa, Seeking Resources and Power
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/business/uae-africa-finance.html
As the United States and other economic powers reduce their investment, aid and presence in Africa, the United Arab Emirates is wielding its wealth.