Indonesia woos Africa using ‘big boys’ script

A general view of the skyline of Jakarta, Indonesia on February 28, 2024. Shutterstock

Indonesia this week hosted a gathering of African leaders in Bali, trying its luck and following the script of the big boys such as China.

But the timing was poor, either by design or default, and saw fewer African heads of state and government attend, as more than 50 of them attended a similar but bigger forum in China.