Sun 30 July 2023: The arrogance and ignorance of the Western media were highlighted a few days ago when a former British army officer-turned-politician was accused of making himself a “useful idiot” for the ruling Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Some of his fellow MPs have even tried to oust Tobias Ellwood, the Conservative chair of […]
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Sat 29 July 2023: Privacy is no longer a social norm, said Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2010, as social media took a leap to bring more private information into the public domain. But what does it mean for governments, citizens and the exercise of democracy? Donald Trump is clearly not the first leader to use […]
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Sat 29 July 2023: Decades after the end of apartheid, severe inequality persists with around 40 percent of Black South Africans unemployed. Johannesburg, South Africa – A new law to help close the racial economic gap in South Africa – which remains one of the world’s most unequal societies – has sparked public debate and seen […]
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Fri 28 July 2023: Headlines and photographs of the singer Sinéad O’Connor told us that the iconic star had died. What followed have been well-deserved eulogies, despite some glaring omissions. Sinéad was beautiful, brave and talented, and an uncompromising rebel who often railed against the Establishment and has never been forgiven by some for ripping […]
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Wed 26 July 2023: The second Russia-Africa Summit takes place in St Petersburg on 27-28 July. This comes at a time of a major geopolitical shift, which African leaders may see as offering beneficial opportunities. The previous summit, in 2019, led to the signing of 92 agreements, contracts and memoranda of understanding worth over $11 billion. Several African countries (Nigeria, […]
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People hold signs during a protest in Montréal against Islamphobia in 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes Sun 23 July 2023: As Canadians, we often take pride in perceiving ourselves as different from the United States, proudly asserting our contempt about events south of the border. Yet, a haunting question lingers: have we fallen into some of the same […]
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Candlelight vigil for slain corruption fighter Babita Deokaran in Johannesburg. Sat 22 July 2023: South Africa is on the path to reforming its law on whistleblowing to provide improved protection for individuals who expose corruption and illegal activity. The country’s Department of Justice and Constitutional Development recently published a discussion document on the proposed reforms. This […]
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Sat 22 July 2023: The mainly Hindu Meitis form a narrow majority among Manipur’s 3.5 million population, as per India’s last census conducted in 2011. The group is largely concentrated in the prosperous valley area around Imphal, the state capital, in central Manipur. They also enjoy political dominance, with the state’s chief minister N Biren Singh […]
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Al Jazeera entered the tunnels under the al-Ansar mosque the morning after Israeli forces withdrew [Zena Al Tahhan/Al Jazeera] Fri 21 July 2023: The tunnels were claimed to have been the first to ever be discovered under the Jenin refugee camp. Jenin, occupied West Bank – During the final hours of Israel’s two-day aerial and […]
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Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage. Photograph: AFP/Getty/Guardian Design Fri 14 July 2023: If you live in the Middle East, Asia or Africa you’ve probably never heard of Nigel Farage; if so, count yourself lucky. He is a prime example of white privilege; a truly obnoxious individual whose hateful words whip up racism across Britain. […]
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