PUEAA

Cambodia’s ruling party has clinched yet another landslide victory in an “unfree and unfair” general election, pocketing all but five of the 125 parliamentary seats up for grabs, according to the latest unofficial results.

Taliban visits Indonesia in attempt to gain global recognition

NIKKEI ASIA

A midlevel Taliban delegation visited Indonesia this month "to improve relations" between Afghanistan and the world's most populous Muslim nation.

Consumo global de carbón marcó un récord histórico en 2022; China e India, al tope de la lista

FORBES MÉXICO

El consumo de carbón en el mundo alcanzó los 8,300 millones de toneladas en 2022, un récord histórico y un avance del 3.3 % con respecto al año anterior gracias sobre todo a la subida en China e India, indicó este jueves la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (AIE).

Zimbabwe and Uganda leaders meet with Russian President Putin

AFRICANEWS

The Ugandan and Zimbabwean presidents met with their Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday, on the side-lines of the Russia-Africa Summit in Saint Petersburg.

Niger coup makes the troubled Sahel region yet more fragile

BBC

Niger was one of the few democracies left in the Sahel belt which stretches across the continent. But now that the army has seized power, there are concerns over what this means for the troubled region.

South Africa’s controversial ‘race quota’ law stirs debate

ALJAZEERA

A new law to help close the racial economic gap in South Africa – which remains one of the world’s most unequal societies – has sparked public debate and seen the country’s main opposition take to the streets in protest this week.

Africa should shape the World Bank reform agenda

THE AFRICAREPORT

Africa could be on the cusp of economic transformation through providing climate solutions for the world. A lack of low-cost finance is holding African countries back from meeting immediate development needs and investing in the future.

But the upcoming 2023 World Bank African Caucus (6-8 July in Sal, Cabo Verde) meeting is an opportunity for African countries to lay out an agenda for how World Bank reforms could address this challenge.

Les pagan a los jóvenes chinos para que sean "hijos de tiempo completo"

CNN

El desempleo juvenil se ha sumado a una serie de vientos en contra (un consumo interno tibio, una retirada de la industria privada y un mercado inmobiliario en apuros) para convertirse en un gran dolor de cabeza para el liderazgo de China a medida que la recuperación posterior a la covid-19 del país se desvanece. Y el problema puede ser mucho mayor de lo que sugieren los datos oficiales.