Category: africa

• Christmas News Letter

  Welcome to the final newsletter of 2024 from WorldThoughts.UK This year has been extraordinary, from a continuation of the war in Ukraine to the war in Gaza and finally the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria. The argument that has been at the forefront of most conversations has been who will be the next…

  Neill Henry

  24th Dec 2024

  africa, Banking, Biden, china, Europe, Finance, France elections, Germany, intelligence, Middle East, Politics, The West, trump, US Foreign Policy, War

  china, economy, Politics, tariffs, trade

• Its all in the air now the US election is over

  It is all in the air with the US elective electing Trump to the presidency. Countries in Europe, China and right across the Middle East are wondering what his presidency will bring. For Europe it is about trade, for China it is about tariffs and for the Middle East it is about stability, all arguments…

  Neill Henry

  6th Nov 2024

  africa, Biden, elections, Elections, Europe, Middle East, trump, UK, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, US Power, USA

  asia, Biden, china, donald-trump, europe-middle-east, news, Politics

• Wagner in Africa

  Wagner turned up in Africa in 2017, its remit was to train troops in Sudan in return for gold. The mercenaries who have fought for Wagner have to a degree been successful in spreading Russian influence and though there have been failures, there is a realisation that Russia’s Africa Corp will remain a significant player…

  Neill Henry

  22nd Aug 2024

  africa, Burkina Faso, CAR, Mali, Prigozhin, Putin, The West, Wagner