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La RDC est le plus grand producteur mondial de cobalt : comment le contrôle des élites locales peut façonner l’industrie mondiale des batteries

La RDC est le plus grand producteur mondial de cobalt : comment le contrôle des élites locales peut façonner l’industrie mondiale des batteries: La République démocratique du Congo (RDC), un pays riche en minerais, est souvent présentée comme une victime de l’exploitation par la Chine, les États-Unis et l’Europe dans leur compétition pour ses minerais, …

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Bletchley declaration: international agreement on AI safety is a good start, but ordinary people need a say – not just elites

Bletchley declaration: international agreement on AI safety is a good start, but ordinary people need a say – not just elites: In November, the UK government held the first AI (artificial intelligence) Safety Summit in the historically resonant setting of Bletchley Park, home to the legendary second world war codebreakers led by the computing genius …

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Narcissism, immorality and lack of empathy: the dark psychology that can poison elites

Narcissism, immorality and lack of empathy: the dark psychology that can poison elites: Sexism, harassment and bullying are rife in the UK's Red Arrows. Watcharisma/Shutterstock Sexism, harassment and bullying plague the Red Arrows, the UK Royal Air Force’s display team. This revelation was the outcome of investigations into complaints of bad behaviour in this elite …

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Kenya’s political elites switch parties with every election – how this fuels violence

Kenya’s political elites switch parties with every election – how this fuels violence: Supporters at the launch of the Jubilee Party manifesto in Nairobi, Kenya, in June 2017. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images Barely seven months after leaving office, Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta is battling to keep together the party that won him a …

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Sudan’s conflict has its roots in three decades of elites fighting over oil and energy

Sudan’s conflict has its roots in three decades of elites fighting over oil and energy: The opening of a hydro-electric dam on the Nile River at Merowe, north of Khartoum, in 2009. Ashraf Shazly/Afp via GettyImages Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by the deadly confrontation between the Sudan Armed …

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Mass protests in Kenya have a long and rich history – but have been hijacked by the elites

Mass protests in Kenya have a long and rich history – but have been hijacked by the elites: Protesters face off with an anti-riot police officer in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2023. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga and his coalition party, Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya, recently called for mass protests …

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The British aristocracy: how gossipy memoirs feed national fascination with privileged elites

The British aristocracy: how gossipy memoirs feed national fascination with privileged elites: They don’t dominate parliament, they don’t own Twitter and they don’t star in big Hollywood movies. Yet the British aristocracy’s capacity to intrigue and enthral seems boundless. The continuing popularity of the TV and film series Downton Abbey, Evelyn Waugh’s upper-crust novel Brideshead …

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A stable national coalition government in South Africa? Possible, but only if elites put country’s interests first

A stable national coalition government in South Africa? Possible, but only if elites put country’s interests first: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the 2022 state of nation address to a joint sitting of Parliament. Coalitions could soon be a feature of national government. Jaco Marais/Pool Images/Gallo Images via Getty Images) South Africa’s municipal government …

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The UN is under attack in eastern Congo. But DRC elites are also to blame for the violence

The UN is under attack in eastern Congo. But DRC elites are also to blame for the violence: Congolese in Goma protest against the country's UN peacekeeping mission on 26 July 2022. Michel Lunanga/AFP via Getty Images Demonstrators in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have called for the immediate …

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From Algeria to Zimbabwe: how Africa’s autocratic elites cycle in and out of power

From Algeria to Zimbabwe: how Africa’s autocratic elites cycle in and out of power: Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe greets supporters massed at his party headquarters shortly before his ouster in 2017. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images In 2021, coups d’état ousted four heads of state in sub-Saharan Africa. Army interventions in Chad, Mali, Guinea …

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How Johannesburg’s suburban elites maintain apartheid inequities

How Johannesburg’s suburban elites maintain apartheid inequities: Braamfontein in central Johannesburg has benefited from the city's urban renewal programme in recent times. EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook Days before his death in July, the African National Congress (ANC) mayor of Johannesburg, Geoff Makhubo, wrote an article responding to critics of the city’s managers. The critics say Johannesburg is …

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Kenya’s next election is in view: the struggle between elites and rule of law is intensifying

Kenya’s next election is in view: the struggle between elites and rule of law is intensifying: Law Society of Kenya official Mercy Wambua holds a placard at the Supreme Court in Nairobi after a protest over government disobedience of court orders. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images A failed attempt to overhaul Kenya’s progressive constitution less …

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How trade deals explain the behaviour of West African elites

How trade deals explain the behaviour of West African elites: Trade partnerships rarely work in the West African region Shutterstock The political survival of ruling elites is one of the major determining factors behind their trade policy choices. But trade policy choices can determine whether a country’s economy diversifies to reduce dependence on the production …

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