How EU milk is sinking Africa’s farmers
European milk is pouring into Africa, with disastrous effects for local herders and farmers. Multibillion-euro dairy multinationals are exploiting rock-bottom European milk prices to expand aggressively into West Africa. Over five years, they have nearly tripled their exports to the region, shipping…
U.S. politicians get China in Africa all wrong
In Washington, Republicans and Democrats generally look at China as a new imperial power in Africa: bad news for Africans. Just before his visit to Africa last month, former secretary of state Rex Tillerson accused China of using “predatory loan practices,” undermining growth and creating “few if an…