Digital diplomacy
Editorial – Bob Wekesa

Editorial – Bob Wekesa

This issue of Africa in Fact is part of a broader initiative aimed at shedding light on the competition between the US and China in the African digital sphere. The project focuses on the competition between the US and...

The battle for hearts and minds

The battle for hearts and minds

The United States and China have engaged in intense geopolitical competition in Africa since the turn of the millennium, which has seen tons of ink spilt in the media on this matter, as well as on intellectual and...

Wired Africa now Zooms into China and US

Wired Africa now Zooms into China and US

Government-instituted regulations restricting physical contact and movement to combat the Covid-19 pandemic dramatically spurred the use of digital diplomacy in Africa, using Information and Communication Technologies...

Digital diplomacy shootout in Zimbabwe

Digital diplomacy shootout in Zimbabwe

Digital diplomacy has emerged as one of the most topical issues in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period, especially in Africa, where diplomats and government officials have resorted to the use of the internet, social...