Sun 29 September 2024: Consecutive United States administrations have failed to make Africa a priority, giving China more than enough time and space to make its mark. For years, Washington’s economic influence in Africa has stalled. Sanctions, low-policy priorities, selective outreach and changing investment volumes have collectively ensured the United States has little financial leverage […]
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Wed 25 September 2024: Children’s lives in the UK are changing. They are becoming shorter in height. More of them are going hungry than they were a few years ago. Recently, more have died each year than they did a few years ago. Increased poverty, more destitution and the effects of ongoing austerity are the clear culprits. But why did this happen to our […]
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Mon 23 September 2024: South Africa has a new law governing education. The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act changes several aspects of how schools are managed. It was introduced to address inequalities in the school system by standardising rules on admissions, language policies, discipline, and even the operation of homeschooling. But it has sparked controversy. Education professor […]
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Wed 18 September 2024: After Chidimma Adetshina suffered xenophobic abuse online, young Nigerians say they feel unwelcome living in South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa – Anita Odunyao Solarin, a 21-year-old Nigerian who has spent her entire life in South Africa, finds it safer not to disclose her West African roots. She does her best to assimilate […]
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Sat 14 September 2024: When India was partitioned along religious lines, people hurriedly moved to cross the newly drawn borders. It was an apocalyptic spectre! However, interventions by leaders such as Maulana Azad, whose famous speech at Jama Masjid, provided some reassurance, slowing the pace of mass migration by giving Muslims a sense of security. […]
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Sat 14 September 2024: Former Egypt minister opens old wounds as spotlight swings to priceless items taken away by Western nations from former colonies. Since its discovery on the banks of the Nile in 1912, the 3,400-year-old bust of Egyptian queen Nefertiti has been on display thousands of miles away in Berlin. Egyptian authorities have repeatedly asked […]
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Thu 12 September 2024: Pakistan’s deputy prime minister has accused the IMF of stalling on a loan deal, prompting concerns over its fate. Islamabad, Pakistan – When Pakistan reached yet another staff-level agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July for a $7bn, three-year loan programme, it was hailed as a lifeline for both […]
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Wed 11 September 2024: Timor-Leste has had much to celebrate recently. August 30 marked 25 years since the Popular Consultation – or “The Referendum”, as many call it – when more than 98% of the population braced themselves against brutal repression to vote for their freedom. Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, recently visited. This was […]
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On the occasion of the International Disappearance Week, the family members of the missing persons formed a human chain in Dhaka to return the missing persons. May 27, 20223 Wed 11 September 2024: Only three of more than 150 persons who went missing during Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule have been reunited with their families. Dhaka, […]
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Tue 10 September 2024: Until recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon and space pioneer. Sure, he was erratic and outspoken, but his global influence was contained and seemingly under control. But add the ownership of just one media platform, in the form of Twitter – now X – and the […]
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