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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Thu 13 July 2023: Assessment of Ukraine’s counteroffensive suggests it has retaken 253sq km (98sq miles) of its territory since June. Ukraine’s counteroffensive slowed down visibly in the 72nd week of the war because of entrenched Russian defences as NATO allies pledged more heavy weaponry for the fight. That assessment was given by Ukrainian President […]
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Wed 12 July 2023: In a period of great malaise in the West, the Russian president has given the military alliance new meaning, mission and drive. It feels like we are worlds away from the time when French President Emmanuel Macron declared NATO “brain dead” on the eve of its London summit in 2019. Since then, the […]
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Tue 11 July 2023: Five million children under five years old died in 2021. Of these, nearly half occurred within the first month – a time of high vulnerability. Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest death rate in the world: 27 in 1,000 newborn babies (1,067,000). This is 11 times higher than in countries with the lowest […]
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(Al Jazeera) Tue 11 July 2023: Over the past year, the world population officially hit eight billion, and India surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country. People across the globe observe July 11 as World Population Day – designated by the United Nations to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population […]
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