"De cara al mundo": international analysis on Onda Madrid
"De cara al mundo", the programme on Onda Madrid directed and presented by Javier Fernández Arribas, director of Atalayar, analyses the international scene on a weekly basis.
Madrid hosted the Africa-Spain Cooperation Summit in which the investment opportunities that Africa offers to Europe and specifically to Spain were identified. Africa is a continent of opportunities for Spain and Spanish and African representatives from more than 20 countries participated in Madrid in the first Africa-Spain Cooperation Summit which, organised by One Africa Forums, aims to build bridges and show the possibilities offered by the African continent. This Friday, we will have the testimony of Albert Alsina, founder and CEO of Mediterrania Capital Partners, addressing these issues.
Niger has suffered a terrible coup d'état. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has activated the military standby force to put pressure on the coup plotters in Niger, who have formed a government and have assured that they will respond to any outside intervention. The threat of war in this region of Africa has prompted many experts to warn of its consequences. In addition, there is a growing position to confront Russia's increased presence in the region.
Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine continues and airspace at Moscow airport has been closed due to the detection of several drones in the last few hours. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded by bombing Kiev. On the ground, Ukrainians and Russians are trying to gain positions on the war front. Journalist and correspondent in Ukraine María Senovilla and international analyst Lucas Martín will be in the microphones of "De cara al mundo" to analyse the situation.
Ecuador has been in the spotlight in recent hours for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, which has shaken the election campaign for the elections scheduled for Sunday 20 August. The incumbent president, Guillermo Lasso, has decreed a state of emergency. Meanwhile, the power of organised crime and drug traffickers is causing enormous indignation in the Ecuadorian nation and in Latin America.
As every Friday, the discussion will be led by Atalayar's regular contributors, Claudia Luna, Mexican journalist and writer, and Pedro González, journalist and founder of Euronews, coordinated by Javier Fernández Arribas. They will discuss the war in Ukraine, the violence and political instability in Ecuador, the current food crisis and the link between Africa and Russia and the coup d'état in Niger.
"De cara al mundo", Friday 11 August from 22:05 to 23:00.
