Middle East & Africa
Eight African Countries to Start Trading Under the African Continental Free Trade Area
In pursuit of accelerating large-scale trade and business development, a number of African countries have been chosen to begin exchanging goods and services under...
The long starvation, a looming catastrophe
A sigh of relief as the UN-brokered humanitarian deal reopened Odesa's port to allow Ukrainian grain through may have been premature. Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni...
Saudi-Egyptian World Cup bid could make Qatar’s experience look like a cakewalk
At first glance, a potential bid by Saudi Arabia and Egypt, two of the world's worst human rights violators, together with Greece, to host...
From Visits to Concepts: How Russia and the U.S. See Africa’s Place in the World
Since the early days of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, the diplomacy of the Сollective West has been striving to isolate Moscow, punishing...
SADC: Working Towards Regional Peace And Sustainable Development
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), at the end of its 42nd ordinary summit of heads of state and government, extended the Standby Force's...
Sino- Arab Relations: Velvet Hopes and Tragic Realities
In the recent decade, China has become a crucial partner for many nations in West Asia. China-Arab relations have progressed steadily. China prioritizes this...
The Intensifying War in Yemen: World’s worst Humanitarian crisis
Since the beginning of this year, the violence in Yemen's civil conflict has increased. From being the centre of the ancient Arab world, the...
Israelis and Palestinians agree on one thing: Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity
If there is one thing that Israelis and Palestinians agree on and religiously adhere to, it’s Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity as “doing the...
Transforming Africa
Authors: Srilata Kammila and Rohini Kohli, UNDP*
This year’s Africa Climate Week brings together governments and key stakeholders from across the continent to “explore resilience...
Assyrians are Not Refugees Who Settled in Iraq
In recent years, some Kurdish and Arab politicians and wanna-be historians have been making statements that the Assyrians of Iraq were refugees from Hakkari,...