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African policymakers are doing more to open up their markets and reduce frictions within the continent. At the same time African capitalists are also spending more money at home economist.com/international/…

How can small states shape global trade? The Commonwealth is supporting countries to prepare for the WTO Ministerial, so global trade works for everyone. Read more 🔗bit.ly/4lCuTca

DYK: The @CWRoundTable Journal and @WeAreTandF make freely available a new article every two weeks, chosen either for its relevance to a current issue? Check out the archive going back 100, 75, 50 25 years.. 🔓 ow.ly/yyPa50Yvczl

'The current wave of technology innovation represents a rapid shift rather than a gradual evolution.' #AI #education ow.ly/cmVJ50Ywb7O

Meet the latest winner of the Peter Lyon prize for the best policy-oriented article on a theme of significance for the contemporary #Commonwealth. Access the article in the @CWRoundTable Journal. #slavery #reparations #African #European #Ottoman #Arab ow.ly/Yp1550YwHzM

Disrupted fertilizer shipments and soaring energy prices from the war in Iran are threatening to unleash a fresh food-price surge across vulnerable nations, risking a years-long setback just as many were recovering from successive global shocks reut.rs/40LEbcn

How Indian courts are grappling with the ‘right to be forgotten’ As Indians increasingly file petitions to erase digital traces of past litigation, a tricky question emerges: can personal privacy override the public’s right to know? By Rohit Parihar | #ITInsight Read more : indiatoday.in/india-today-in…

Africa’s eye on minerals as the be-all-and-cure-all for the continent’s development agenda is being tested by geopolitical gamesmanship as global superpowers jostle to carve new spheres of influence ipsnews.net/2026/03/africa…

A surge in global oil prices is hitting African economies hard – with rising fuel costs feeding inflation and squeezing households across the continent. theconversation.com/oil-price-surg… 💻 @alleghenycol / @univthies / @WitsUniversity / @Wellesley / @uonbi #BusinessAndEconomy

A number of people who post content critical of the government on their X accounts were greeted late on Wednesday (March 18, 2026) evening with an email from the social media platform, telling them that their accounts were now withheld in India. ✍️@AroonDeep thehindu.com/sci-tech/techn…

Pushing doctoral students to credit more senior academics on early publications has contributed to ‘ethical scandal hiding in plain sight’, says education professor timeshighereducation.com/news/superviso…

Nigeria, UK sign MoUs on migration, border security, visas; Nigeria to recognise UK letters, easing return of undocumented individuals without passports. guardian.ng/news/nigeria-u…

Pakistani farmers are suing German companies RWE and Heidelberg Materials, accusing them of emissions that worsened the deadly 2022 floods and destroyed farmland, highlighting climate accountability issues aje.news/4epa8m

The true impact of restricting young people's access to social media likely won't be known for years. @Deakin @unimelb theconversation.com/early-wins-for…

While Nepal’s mostly young lawmakers offer hope, youth does not necessarily mean delivery. The old vested interests will fight to preserve their privileges. buff.ly/eSnEccN

Nigeria’s Information minister says his country is ready to supply oil if necessary to help ease tensions in the global economy over the US-Israel war with Iran. Mohammed Idris Malagi was speaking in London during President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to the UK.

You know how your phone finishes your sentences? “I love…” → “you,” “coffee,” or a full email sign-off. Now AI tools do it everywhere. And because they predict the most common phrasing, more writing is starting to sound the same. theconversation.com/with-ai-finish…

Britain and Nigeria announced a 746 million pound ($990.32 million) export finance deal on Thursday to fund the redevelopment of two of Nigeria's main trading ports. reuters.com/business/finan…

'This is a game-changing and potentially controversial contribution to academic and popular discourse around #slavery and slave trades'. Book review from the @CWRoundTable Journal. ow.ly/1Z2T50YuIOs

'The current wave of technology innovation represents a rapid shift rather than a gradual evolution.' #AI #education ow.ly/cmVJ50Ywb7O