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The European Union has unveiled a global infrastructure plan called the Global Gateway strategy. It's seen as an attempt to rival China's Belt and Road Initiative with the goal of investing in developing countries and boosting trade links worldwide. But can the bloc compete with ...  Show more

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are joining forces to fight one of the most lethal armed groups in eastern Congo – The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). But will a military solution resolve the conflict? And can the ADF be defeated?  Join host Halla Mohieddeen.  With gu ...  Show more

Black-and-white photos of Emmanuel Macron pounding a boxing bag sparked bemusement in France and abroad. The French leader’s office did not comment on the images but many have linked the ‘Raging Bull’-style photoshoot to Macron’s drive to toughen up the region’s response to Russi ...  Show more

In just over six weeks, voters in France will go to the polls in the first round of the 2022 presidential election, in which President Emmanuel Macron’s toughest competition for re-election comes from the right. This week, the New Statesman’s Europe correspondent, Ido Vock, exami ...  Show more

الوضعُ الحقوقي في الجزائر من سيئ إلى أسْوأ .. صورةٌ قاتمة دفعت عشرات المنظمات و الهيئات الحقوقية المحلية و الدولية إلى دق ناقوس الخطر، كيف يبدو الوضع الحقوقي في جزائر ما بعد الحراك ؟ لماذا تُصرُّ السلطات الجزائرية على قمع و ترهيب المعارضين والناشطين السياسيين و الحقوقيين ؟ و هل ي ...  Show more

The far right in France had a big win this month, crushing the party of President Emmanuel Macron in elections for the European Parliament. But the results did not affect France’s government at home — until Mr. Macron changed that.

Roger Cohen, the Paris bureau chief for ...