Western democracy has failed in Africa – ex-Nigerian president
Western democracy has failed to function as a system of government in Africa because it was imposed by colonial powers, former Nigerian President Olusegun...
Sudan: Brutal, targeted attacks on civilians must stop
Patrick Youssef is regional director for Africa at the International Committee of the Red Cross. He has just returned from Sudan, where he met...
U.S. embarks on proxy war against Iran
A massive US naval deployment in a wide arc of the so-called Greater Middle East is under way — stretching from Crete in the...
No serious effort to reset US-China relations at San Francisco summit
The signal from the summit meeting between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in San Francisco is that a rocky year in the US-China...
African Economic Conference calls for stronger political will to spur Africa’s industrialisation
African countries need to show stronger political will to advance industrialisation, including the adoption of new policies to promote improved productivity and harness the...
A war with high financial costs for Israel
The financial burden of the Israel-Hamas war is beginning to take its toll, sparking a political debate in Israel that will be tough for...
Malawi’s President Chakwera bans himself and his cabinet from foreign travel
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended with immediate effect all international travel for himself and his government in a bid to save money, according...
Xi, Biden talk on strategic issues critical to China-U.S. relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Nov.15, had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on strategic and overarching...
Boosting Agriculture and Food System Resilience is Critical for Reducing Poverty in the Central African Republic
Reviving agriculture is critical to fostering economic growth and tackling widespread extreme poverty in the Central African Republic (CAR), says the World Bank’s first...
Greece has acted to counter violence against women, but concerns remain -Council of Europe
The baseline evaluation report on Greece by the independent expert group (GREVIO) responsible for monitoring implementation of the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing...