South Africa finds itself in its worst energy crisis in decades with daily rolling blackouts throwing the country into economic and social disorder. The former CEO of the main public…
Qatargate, one of the European Parliament’s biggest scandals, involved several senior European officials, including a Vice-President of the European Parliament, who were arrested for "participation in a criminal organization, corruption,…
Powerful UK institutions from the monarchy to Ekaterra (formerly Unilever and Brooke Bond) are being confronted over a British colonial-era land grab in Kenya’s Kericho county by the Kipsigi and…
On 28 March 2023, the UN Security Council (UNSC) rejected Russia’s draft resolution to set up an independent body to investigate who was behind the attack on the Nord Stream…
After the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban eliminated most women’s rights in Afghanistan. Why is the international community failing to respond adequately? Where is…
Turkey and Iran regard the African continent as an important arena in their quest for international influence. Despite their ideological differences and each having its own reasons to increase influence…
The US invaded Iraq 20 years ago with the aim of overthrowing Saddam Hussein, freeing its people and disarming Iraq to ‘defend the world from grave danger’ including assumed but…
The expulsion of Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is one of many ways in which the international community is condemning the Islamic Republic of…
The unprecedented humanitarian tragedy caused by the earthquakes in Turkey and nothern Syria might be the beginning of the end for President Erdogan’s bid for reelection. Buildings collapsing and burying…
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election will be held on 25 February 2023. Four main presidential candidates are campaigning. Peter Obi, a southern Christian, and his ‘Obidient’ movement is shaking up…