President Akufo - Addo noted that the new crop of African leaders have come into office at a critical time in the lives of the African peoples, where old alliances are having to be reshaped, and, therefore, implying that Africa has to look for new sources and new areas of committing the development of the continent. (ghanapoliticsonline.com)
The five member Independent Democratic Conference announced it would break its nearly two year old alliance in ruling the Senate with the Republicans, and plans to join the Democrats in a coalition government after the November elections. (wamc.org)
Belt and Road's political elements were evident in late October when brash Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has disparaged both President Obama and Pope Francis in his bid to push the Philippines away from old alliances, visited China to get in Xi's good graces. (fortune.com)