In this March 4, 2022, photograph, Ukrainian soldiers stand guard outside the train station in Irpin, Ukraine.
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Though the Russian army dwarfs the strength of the Ukrainian army, the underdog has managed to resist during the early days of the Russian invasion. Military reforms are part of the reason.
Récolte du blé d'hiver dans les champs de la ferme collective Tersky Konny Zavod dans le Caucase du Nord.
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Tous les acteurs du secteur agricole suivent de près l’évolution de la situation dans la région de la mer Noire.
African Union and European Union flags the AU-EU Summit in Belgium.
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African participants have decided to press the reset button and begun to act as equal partners – but more can be done to improve the summit process.
A woman holds a blood-stained portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a protest at the Russian Consulate in Montreal on Feb. 25, 2022.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has used his country’s massive energy reserves effectively for political influence. But with war in Ukraine, nations are looking for ways to cut those ties.
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The settled foundations of German foreign policy have been overturned in an instant following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
People walk past a currency exchange office screen in Moscow displaying the exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and the euro and to the Russian ruble a few days after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Economic sanctions have caused the currency to plummet, causing hardship to citizens.
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As the world rightfully fears for the Ukrainian people, we must not turn a blind eye to Russians who are also Putin’s victims and will suffer the most from economic sanctions.
Aggressor: Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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What Nato and its allies do next will be vital to the future security of Europe and the rest of the world.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (L) and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa perhaps need to extend their hand shakes into the outer space.
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Nigeria-South Africa bi-national commission is a laudable initiative but missing the space cooperation element.
Winter wheat being harvested in the fields of the Tersky Konny Zavod collective farm in the North Caucuses.
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Every agricultural role-player is keeping an eye on the developments in the Black Sea region.
German chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) visits a hybrid power plant in Brandenburg where green hydrogen is produced from wind power and fed into the gas grid.
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Germany’s reliance on natural gas has undermined western unity in dealing with Russia, creating an opening for Vladimir Putin.
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Low-income households are disproportionately affected by rising energy prices. A new report compares approaches to energy affordability in the EU and Australia.
Representatives at the AU-EU Summit in Brussels.
Bolder action is needed if the African Union and the European Union are to find common ground on migration.
African Union leaders and their European Union counterparts held their 6th Summit meeting in Brussels. DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP via
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The cooperation should strengthen institutions and rally private entities to fund public projects.
Some African and European leaders at the last AU-EU summit in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, November 2017.
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The persistent power inequalities between Africa and Europe do not bode well for supposed change. This is why the latest summit is important.
Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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The return of financial inflows from foreign investment or aid support will go a long way towards jump-starting economic recovery.
Freshly caught fish are pictured in a pirogue in Dakar, Senegal.
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Fisheries agreements favour the European Union and don’t do enough to protect African interests.
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The threat of sanctions may have little effect.
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The new EU rules on sustainable finance defeat their own objective.
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The proposal is likely to mean economic and diplomatic costs for Australia, and should ring alarm bells in Canberra.
Russian soldiers take part in military drills in the Rostov region of Russia, near Ukraine’s border, on Dec. 10, 2021.
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Russia appears inching closer to invading Ukraine, despite warnings from the US and other Western powers. Here are a few key ideas to help better understand what led to this looming crisis.