Key Takeaways:Africa’s demographic surge will reshape global influence: By 2050, Africa’s population is projected to reach nearly 2.8 billion (28% of the world total), driven by a youthful median age of about 25 and rapid urbanization rising to 65%, positioning the continent as a major engine of future economic growth …

Key Takeaways:Spain pursues selective engagement with Chinese technology: Madrid balances opportunity and risk by limiting Chinese suppliers in sensitive 5G core networks while continuing to rely on them in radio access, photovoltaics, and storage, and by attracting EV and battery investment under industrial conditions.Chinese investment is treated as a tool …

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa’s meeting with Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), at the People’s Palace in Damascus marks a notable inflection point in Syrian–Kurdish relations and a broader recalibration of regional policy. Barzani’s first official visit to Syria since the fall of the Assad regime …