Middle East & Africa
Showcasing South Africa’s capabilities and strategic importance in the region
Established in 2018 under President Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African Investment Conference (SAIC) serves as a platform to promote multifaceted business cooperation and investment...
A Wary Chinese Dragon and a Reluctant Lebanese Government
Since China's historic "Belt and Road" initiative was announced in 2013, several countries in the region, including Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, have raised the...
Understanding the ADF is the key to resolving future energy crises?
It was November 16 when Kampala, the Ugandan capital, was terrorized by suicide bombers who killed at least 3 people and injured 30 more....
How Africa Votes on Russia-Ukraine Conflict at the United Nations
Russia’s military invasion into the territory of the former Soviet republic of Ukraine was the main theme on the agenda for deliberation held on...
Ukraine: Middle Eastern states eye cost of hedging bets
Emiratis celebrated their failure to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the United Nations Security Council as the end of an era in...
Side effects: Russia’s sanctions and the opportunities for African countries
Russia has evaded neighboring Ukraine located in the Eastern Europe. As one of the former Soviet republics looking to climb unto global stage and...
Rescue African Union member states from interference
In his opening remarks at the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU), the Chairperson of the AU Commission emphasized the challenges that...
Hezbollah’s Lasting Grasp of Lebanon
Since the group’s inception as early as 1982 in South Lebanon, Hezbollah has maintained an unrelenting grasp of Lebanon, and its people are paying...
Africa’s Long Walk to Environmental Justice
As a result of centuries of colonial oppression and exploitation, the fight for environmental justice in Africa has been stymied. The colonial exploitation of...
Middle Eastern states walk a tightrope that Ukraine spins ever tighter
Israel and Gulf states struggle not to fall off the tightrope they walk as a Russian attack on Ukraine makes hedging bets increasingly tricky.
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