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Yet the World Bank notes that growth, and projected growth, is no longer diverging significantly between the two. It projects annual growth of 2.8% for oil exporters, and 2.5% for other nations. This has to be balanced against the phenomenon of the ‘crowding out’ of private sector investment by high public sector spending, which the World Bank report refers to. The World Bank noted that debt levels had been rising in the region even before the pandemic. In practice, episodes of higher growth or higher inflation over the past decade have coincided with faster debt accumulation.

Published in coordination with the 2024 Global Security Forum, of which Defense One is a media partner. But even more significant is what these developments portend for the “new rules of the game” of geopolitics in Africa: amid emerging realities, America and her allies must adjust their approach. At stake is the course of increasingly deadly conflicts and violence running across the African continent from the West African states on its Atlantic coastline to Sudan and Somalia on the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. As the 2024 Global Terrorism Index Report underscored, the epicenter of terrorism has shifted from the Middle East and North Africa to Sub-Saharan Africa, concentrated in the Sahel region, which now accounts for almost half of global deaths from terrorism. First, African countries nowadays have multiple options to choose from and their leaders know it.

Dozens of displaced Palestinians gathered on Saturday to fill containers with water in northern Muwasi where thousands of refugees live in dire conditions with little to no access to clean water, sanitation or toilets. In recent weeks, thousand have fled the southernmost city of Rafah for northern Muwasi, after Israel began a new military offensive in Rafah. Almost the entire population of Gaza relies on humanitarian aid to survive. Israel says it places no limits on the entry of humanitarian aid and blames the U.N. for delays in distributing goods entering Gaza. Under pressure from the U.S., Israel has in recent weeks opened a pair of crossings to deliver aid into hard-hit northern Gaza.

Nature: Weaver birds in South Africa We leave you this Sunday with weaver birds at South Africa's Kruger National Park. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg.

Hundreds of Tunisian demonstrators gathered in the city of Jebeniana on Sunday as part of wider protests against the national government’s perceived failure to control illegal migration. Numerous small villages, such as Jebeniana, which straddles Tunisia’s 1,300 km (807.78 mi) coastline, have erupted in anti-migrant frustration amid surging local resentment towards the continued presence of migrants fleeing sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Sunday was the second day this month that anti-migrant protests occurred in Jebeniana and El Amra, another affected city. A Tunisian flag flutters atop of the Palace of Justice building in Tunis, Tunisia May 13, 2024. The International Organization for Migration Tunisia branch says some 7,000 migrants live in or near Jebeniana and El Amra.

Sometimes clandestinely, sometimes openly, Russia has been building an African proxy empire for years. Blood MoneyThe Central African Republic, like many African states, is impoverished and has been in near-constant unrest for years. Initially only 175 Wagner soldiers arrived. The 2023 Wagner coup demonstrated that Putin’s control over these troops isn’t ironclad. In this sense, even all the way in Africa, Russia is literally helping fulfill Bible prophecy.

The Cairo giants and the Tunisian heavyweights could not be separated in the first leg of the continental competition's final. Article continues below Article continues below Article continues below Esperance hosted Al Ahly in Caf CL finalThe match ended 0-0Tau lasted 81 minutes Article continues below

Increasingly, many Tunisians are trying to flee economic hardship at home. Migrants from Sub-Saharian Africa gather around a fire at a camp in Jebiniana in Tunisia's Sfax governorate. According to the National Guard, 21,545 people were intercepted between January 1 and April 30, compared with 17,576 over the same period last year. Last year, Tunisians accounted for the second largest number of irregular migrant arrivals in Italy, at 17,304 people, second only to Guineans at 18,204, Italian government figures show. Tunisians marched through the streets of Jebeniana on Saturday to protest the presence of sub-Saharan migrants who have found themselves stranded as the country ramps up border patrol efforts.

Senegal’s new Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has criticized the French military presence in the West African country and also slammed efforts by the West to promote values that he sees as not fitting with those held by Senegal and other African countries, including LGBTQ rights and monogamy. “I want to reiterate Senegal’s desire for self-determination, which is incompatible with the long-term presence of foreign military bases in Senegal,” Sonko added. Apart from raising the possibility of closing French military bases on Senegal’s territory, the prime minister also reiterated his election campaign promise to renegotiate oil and gas contracts in the West African country, where production is due to begin this year. In his wide-ranging speech, Sonko also touched on the euro-backed CFA franc currency and LGBTQ+ rights and monogamy. Talking about homosexuality, while admitting that this “phenomenon” existed in Senegal, the prime minister called on Western nations to show “restraint, respect, reciprocity and tolerance” on social matters including LGBTQ rights and gender equality.

An Afghan couple sit near to their damaged home after heavy flooding in Ghor province in western Afghanistan Saturday, May 18, 2024. Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains in Ghor province in western Afghanistan killed dozens of people and dozens remain missing, a Taliban official said on Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports and might rise. (AP Photo/Omid Haqjoo)ISLAMABAD — More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 84 in the country’s north following weeks of devastating torrents that had already left hundreds dead and missing, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday. The new round of heavy rains and floods hit four districts in Faryab province Saturday night, leaving 66 dead, five injured and eight missing. Last week, the World Food Program said the exceptionally heavy rains in Afghanistan had killed more than 300 people and destroyed thousands of houses, mostly in the northern province of Baghlan.

BUDAPEST, May 19 (Reuters) – Two people were killed and five others were missing after a suspected collision involving a small motor boat and a cruise ship on the Danube River north of Budapest late on Saturday, Hungarian police said. The body of an adult man was found near the site, while that of a woman was recovered further downstream and disaster response units were still searching for the five missing people, police said on Sunday.

Israel has conducted renewed military sweeps this month of parts of northern Gaza where it had declared the end of major operations in January. One site has been Jabalia, the largest of Gaza Strip’s eight historic refugee camps. “We know of dozens of people, martyrs and wounded, but no ambulance vehicle can get into the area,” he told Reuters. The Israeli military said forces have continued to operate in areas across the Gaza Strip, including Jabalia and Rafah, and struck over 70 targets. In the coming days, around 500 tonnes of aid are expected to be delivered to Gaza through the pier, according to US Central Command.

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AdvertisementAnother all-North African CAF Champions League final will see Al Ahly take on Esperance in a double-legged tie with the first leg slated for Saturday May 18 and May 25, 2024 marked for the return leg. Ahly have now made a sixth successive final in the CAF Champions League, although they have been far from their best this season in the Egyptian top flight. Winning three CAF Champions League titles within the decade of the 2010s (2011,2018 and 2019) means Esperance are a major threat to Al Ahly, although the Egyptian giants have 25 continental titles. This year’s CAF Champions League final will mark the fourth all-North African showdown in five years, highlighting the region’s dominance in African football over the past decade and beyond. Securing their 12th CAF Champions League title would also see them represent Africa at the revamped Club World Cup next year, alongside Esperance, Sundowns, and Wydad.