In 2019 Italy joined the Belt and Road Initiative, but recent statements from top officials suggest that the agreement might not be renewed again. The Belt and Road Initiative by China, aimed at reviving trade along the historic Silk Road, remains uncertain in Rome. Italy, the only G7 member in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is contemplating an exit ...
The BRICS alliance is going to enlarge in 2024. With a population of more than 120 million the second most populated country in Africa, Ethiopia will be one of the new members. What are the country’s reasons for and expectations from a membership? We asked these questions to Awad Absulsebur, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Ethiopian news agency, the country’s official ...