Sun 25 June 2023: It is easy to understand what African rulers see in the mercenary group Wagner. Its fighters can be deployed quickly. It brings sophisticated arms with it and can apply force speedily and ruthlessly. Alternative sources of military muscle have flaws: United Nations missions lack robust mandates; African Union (AU) forces lack […]
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Student with textbook, Kasakola Primary School, Mpanda, Katavi, Tanzania. Credit: GPE/Kelley Lynch Sat 24 June 2023: In many postcolonial contexts, early learning is conducted, and assessed, in a language that is unfamiliar to learners. About 40% of the world’s population cannot access schooling in a language that they understand and that is regularly used in their communities. […]
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Activists protest against the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to the United States. Seen in NYC: Hey, Joe Biden, ask #Modi why he was banned from the USA from 2005-2014. Thu 22 June 2023: Calls mount for Biden to address human rights concerns during the Indian prime minister’s Washington, DC, visit. Washington, DC – Indian Prime […]
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Tue 20 June 2023: US and Iranian officials have been holding closed-door negotiations, including indirect talks in Oman, to de-escalate tensions in the region, in an attempt to curb Tehran’s nuclear programme and release American prisoners, officials have said. Both sides have not publicly spoken about the nature of the talks, which are taking place after several […]
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Sat 17 June 2023: I have been blessed to perform the Hajj pilgrimage on two occasions, and can confirm that being part of the greatest Islamic show on earth is not only life-changing, but also a privilege granted by the Almighty. One of the first things that we who embrace Islam later in life are […]
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The park with the medieval wall with the Galeria de Colecciones Reales on the left and Almudena Cathedral on the right. Fri 16 June 2023: Drawing from the latest archaeological evidence, the museum endorses the narrative that Emir Muhammad I of Córdoba founded Madrid in the ninth century. Madrid, Spain – A crucial part of […]
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Mon 12 June 2023: The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is protesting his eight-year-long detention without trial. Beirut, Lebanon — The health of Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been deteriorating since he started a hunger strike in a Lebanese jail to protest his years-long imprisonment without trial. Hannibal, 47, […]
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Signwriters rush to replace colonial street names with news ones in April 1964, a few months after Kenya’s independence on December 12, 1963. AFP via Getty Images Fri 09 June 2023: Place names, along with other urban symbols, were used as a tool of control over space in many African countries during the colonial period. This strategy […]
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Fri 09 June 2023: Images of orange, hazy skies across Canada and parts of US fuel calls to tackle climate crisis making wildfires worse. Montreal, Canada – “Do you smell smoke?” That’s the question people in Canada have been asking each other this week as hundreds of wildfires are burning in what has been described as an […]
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Members of the Taliban Badri 313 military unit. Sun 04 June 2023: Iran expects Taliban to fulfill its promises in practice, while also wondering about stance of international community, regional actors In three questions, Mehmet Koc discusses the dispute between Iran and the Taliban with possible scenarios for the region. What is the dispute […]
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