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Keith B. Richburg

Keith B. Richburg

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Africa’s coupmakers promised prosperity and security. They failed on both.

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Keith B. Richburg

Jim Hoagland, a foreign correspondent’s ideal

07.11.2024 10

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China is trying to fix its economy — except the real problem

China — the world’s second-largest economy — is in the midst of a lengthy period of deflation. China’s leaders know it. They’re just not...

17.10.2024 5

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Aging China will need more workers. But immigration is off the table.

The Chinese government this month announced it was stopping overseas adoptions of Chinese babies, ending a three-decade program and leaving hundreds...

23.09.2024 20

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Facing repression on the streets, Africa’s protests spread online

Morara Kebaso Snr is a Kenyan who describes himself in his online profile as “A Dangerously Intelligent Lawyer. Bishop of Merciless Peace & Chief...

02.09.2024 10

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Kenya’s fed-up Gen Z is delivering a message we need to hear

Not long ago, Kenyan President William Ruto was at the White House. Now, angry protesters want him gone. Demonstrators with Kenyan flags join...

08.08.2024 30

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Hong Kong is more Chinese, but don’t call it ‘another Chinese city’

As expats leave, officials say they’re unconcerned — but their reaction to criticism says otherwise. The Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong...

11.07.2024 30

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In South Africa, a victory for the sensible center

An unlikely new governing alliance gives the country a chance to address its pressing problems. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa shakes...

19.06.2024 30

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A million people marched in Hong Kong — and changed the city forever

June 9 is the fifth anniversary of a massive protest that led to China’s draconian security law. Protesters march in Hong Kong on June 9,...

07.06.2024 10

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American students have soured on China. That’s bad for the U.S.

As fewer American students study in China, the U.S. will suffer a shortage of China experts. A student from Fuzhou University, right, speaks...

22.05.2024 40

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Trade pact would be a bonanza for Africa — if it can be made to work

14.05.2024 50

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‘Freedom but no jobs’ — South Africans rethink Mandela’s legacy

Nelson Mandela Square at Sandton City in Johannesburg. (Gulshan Khan for The Washington Post) Listen 6 min Share ...

23.04.2024 10

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To decipher South Africa’s strange foreign policy, look to its past

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg in June 2023. (Evgeny Biyatov/AP) Listen...

15.04.2024 10

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Is Kenya poised for a takeoff? Maybe, if it can rein in the graft.

Hawkers navigate the traffic along Aerodrome Road in Nairobi in September 2023. (Sarah Waiswa for The Washington Post) Listen 5 min ...

09.04.2024 20

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A decent future for Myanmar is within reach — if the U.S. acts now

A damaged Buddha statue in Nam Hpat Kar, Kutkai township, in Myanmar's northern Shan state on Feb. 4. (Str/AFP via Getty Images) Listen...

23.02.2024 30

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