Gabon knows its oil won’t last forever, so officials are turning to the Central African nation’s rainforest for revenue — while also promising to preserve it.
Tag: Africa
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Russia Is Urged to Rejoin Grain Deal as Hunger Warnings Mount
Moscow dismissed accusations that it was using food as a weapon and said Ukraine was to blame for its decision to suspend an agreement that allowed for grain shipments.
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Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Sending Leaders to Africa for Help
Officials from Algeria to Mozambique say they hope to take advantage of an abrupt change in a long-unequal relationship.
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‘Done on the Sly’: France’s Flawed Return of Skulls to Algeria
The restitution of the remains, said to belong to 19th-century freedom fighters, was hailed as a symbol of reconciliation, but papers obtained by The Times reveal a gesture muddled by politics.
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In Global Slowdown, China Holds Sway Over Countries’ Fates
The lender of choice for many nations over the past decade, Beijing now has the power to cut them off, lend more or forgive some of their debts.