ISRAELI FRUSTRATION OVER ITS FAILURE TO OVERTHROW HAMAS IN GAZA AFTER THE WAR STOPPED

Mon 03 February 2025: Now that the Israeli aggression on Gaza has ended, albeit temporarily, the Israelis, after nearly 500 days since the 7 October attack, are still searching for an answer to the historical question of why Hamas carried out this attack. Meanwhile, they are ignoring the fact that the Palestinians broke the barrier […]

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AS GOLD PRICES SURGE, GHANA FACES ‘LOOMING CRISIS’ OVER ILLEGAL MINING

Fri 31 January 2025: As illegal and small-scale mining contaminates rivers and soil, many worry President John Mahama will allow such practices to continue. When activist Oliver Barker Vormawor saw reports in September that Ghana’s water agency would not be able to supply some parts of the country with water due to extreme contamination of […]

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ISRAEL’S MEN IN SYRIA: TEL AVIV IS EXPLOITING THE KURDS AS PROXIES FOR ITS OCCUPATION

Fri 31 January 2025: It has long been a classic hallmark of a colonial government or authority to groom a disadvantaged minority in a subjugated region to either foster long-term generational divisions or to counter a rival power – a strategy that does, tragically, exploit the real grievances of those groups. A century after the […]

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RWANDAN-BACKED M23 REBEL GROUP SEEKS LOCAL POWER IN DRC, NOT JUST CONTROL OVER MINING OPERATIONS

Thu 30 January 2025: The violence wrought by the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 Movement is often narrowly framed as intended to control eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s resource-rich mining sites. The rebel group launched its most recent offensive in 2021 and currently controls vast territories in the south-east of North Kivu province, surrounding and cutting off the main city of Goma. […]

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DRC HAS CREATED A RESERVE FORCE TO FIGHT THE M23 – WHY THIS MAY BACKFIRE

Tue 28 January 2025: After nearly three decades of warfare, armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has only intensified. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion – which claims to control the main eastern DRC city of Goma since January 26 – has been at the centre of attention in recent years. However, eastern DRC is home to […]

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‘THIS GUY IS DANGEROUS’: BRITISH PAKISTANIS FEAR MUSK IS STOKING RACISM

Mon 27 January 2025: Some are concerned that collective punishment could be a consequence of the tech billionaire’s relentless posts about historic child sex abuse cases. London, United Kingdom – Azmat Khan, a British Pakistani taxi driver, is not usually much of a worrier. But recently, as he drives his cab at night through London’s ice-cold […]

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WEST AFRICA COULD SOON HAVE A JIHADIST STATE – HERE’S WHY

Sun 26 January 2025: The Sahel region of Africa, between the Sahara and the tropical savannahs to the south, has emerged as a significant base of groups that want to establish jihadist states. A jihadist state is a structure that operates under Islamic law, or sharia, and is directed by a single leader, or caliph, who combines political and […]

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AFRICAN COUNTRIES CAN’T RESOLVE THEIR DEBT CRISIS UNDER A SYSTEM RIGGED AGAINST THEM

Fri 24 January 2025: The debt situation in many African countries has escalated again to a critical juncture. Twenty are in, or at risk of, debt distress. Three pivotal elements significantly contribute to this. Firstly, the rules governing the international banking system favour developed countries and work against the interests of African countries. Secondly, multilateral financial […]

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