The world's major powers have spent the last three decades institutionalising a peculiar form of diplomacy around Africa. China hosts the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Japan convenes the Tokyo International Conference on African Development. France gathers African leaders under its Africa summi
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Faith Omoboye is a foreign affairs correspondent with background in History and International relations. Her work focuses on African politics, diplomacy, and global governance.

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