<![CDATA[Stories by Eric Olander 欧瑞克 on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@eolander?source=rss-497132904dc2------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*ejmPnwM1czg7j3Ydg9WDWw.jpeg Stories by Eric Olander 欧瑞克 on Medium https://medium.com/@eolander?source=rss-497132904dc2------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 17:24:52 GMT <![CDATA[Q&A: Liberia’s Decision to Deny Fishing Permits to 6 Chinese Super Trawlers “Sends a Powerful…]]>

After months of deliberations, Liberia’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) announced last week that it would deny…

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Iron ore, tantalum, cobalt, coltan, and a handful of other strategically important minerals and elements are at the center of an…

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta looked like he had a great time in France last week. After all, the weather in Paris this time of year is…

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China appears to be launching a significant expansion of its distant water fishing fleet around the world and most notably in Africa.

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When you think of endangered African animals threatened by poachers, donkeys typically do not come to mind. But the Nigerian government…

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It’s been almost three months since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed issued one of the first calls for emergency debt relief for Africa…

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The Zimbabwean government announced last month that construction of the new $3 billion Sengwa coal power plant will proceed after years of…

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Perceptions over what led to the crisis in Guangzhou back in early April remain starkly divided among Chinese and African stakeholders…

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Economic conditions in a number of African countries are worsening by the day. Lockdowns and a plummet in global commodity prices brought…

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Less than one week after alarming videos, photos and accounts of African migrants being forced out of their homes and hotels in the…

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