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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened a key party meeting to discuss agricultural development, state media said Monday, following a report of “grave” food shortages in the isolated country.

G-20 fails to reach consensus on global agenda amid Ukraine disputes

THE WASHINGTON POST

The foreign ministers of the world’s 20 largest economies failed on Thursday to reach consensus on a wide-reaching agenda addressing poverty, corruption and counterterrorism because of persistent disagreements over the war in Ukraine, a blow to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had urged nations to set aside their differences.

China supera a EU en investigación en tecnología del futuro: informe

FORBES

Un estudio indica que China supera a Estados Unidos y al resto de los países en 37 de 44 tecnologías claves para la innovación y el crecimiento en áreas como defensa, la exploración espacial, robótica, biotecnología, tecnología cuántica e inteligencia artificial.

Time for Africa to feed itself – Dakar 2 summit takes Africa’s food agenda forward
AFRICAN BUSINESS
Thirty-four African heads of state and government along with scores of ministers and international partners came together in Dakar to mobilise investment and move forward plans to harness Africa’s immense agricultural potential.

Nigeria's election results leave country more divided
DW
Bola Tinubu has the difficult task of uniting the West African nation, as the results of the election highlight how sharply divided citizens are along religious and ethnic lines.

Tunisia’s President Vilifies Migrants From Sub-Saharan Africa
THE NEW YORK TIMES
As African migrants are swept up in a widening crackdown, critics say President Kais Saied is openly mining a deep vein of discrimination and prejudice against dark-skinned people in Tunisia.

How Ghana and Gambia are planning to bolster their digital economies
QUARTZ
As legacy economies continue to fall out of favor the world over, Ghana and Gambia are ramping up efforts to build tech-based economies.
In a time when most economies run by oil, manufacturing, and agriculture are shifting to digital economies, the two countries with a combined population of 35 million don’t want to be sidelined.

Asia’s Third Way
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The defining geopolitical contest of our time is between China and the United States. And as tensions rise over trade and Taiwan, among other things, concern is understandably mounting in many capitals about a future defined by great-power competition. But one region is already charting a peaceful and prosperous path through this bipolar era. Situated at the geographical center of the U.S.-Chinese struggle for influence, Southeast Asia has not only managed to maintain good relations with Beijing and Washington, walking a diplomatic tightrope to preserve the trust and confidence of both capitals; it has also enabled China and the United States to contribute significantly to its growth and development.