Africa’s 2023 awakening has been dramatic but also inspirational
Africa’s awakening in 2023 has been perplexing, at times disturbing and dramatic, but also inspirational. It can be summed in the “twoness” or duality...
Israel’s hawkish minister to allocate $180M to settlements in occupied West Bank
The Israeli regime’s hawkish finance minister plans to allocate around $180 million to build illegal settlements and outposts on private Palestinian lands across the occupied territories. Israeli...
Africa can become new global supply chain force: UNCTAD
African economies should seize the opportunity to better integrate into technology-intensive global supply chains and boost prosperity, but this depends on their ability to...
India and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border despite tensions
BEIJING—Chinese and Indian military commanders pledged to “maintain the peace and tranquility” along their disputed border, China’s Defense Ministry said, in an apparent effort...
Aboriginal leader says Australia’s voice referendum should be called off
An Australian senator of Aboriginal origin has said the country’s planned referendum on an Indigenous “voice” to parliament is just “window dressing” and should be called...
Indonesia’s leader says it can join leading economies by 2045 if it continues educational reforms
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s president on August 16 urged a continuation of his educational reforms to turn Southeast Asia’s largest economy into one of the world’s...
Is Kenya’s offer of sending troops to Haiti the result of U.S., UN and Western meddling?
As African leaders long for a greater voice, more respect, and acceptance as equals to their Western counterparts on the global stage, observers and...
‘Great steps’ taken to consolidate ties as Iran FM visits South Africa
The top Iranian and South African diplomats have exchanged views on important bilateral and international issues on the sidelines of the 15th Joint Commission...
Israel occupation of Palestine amounts to apartheid: Academics
Hundreds of academics and public figures from across occupied Palestine and other nations have signed on to an open letter equating the Israeli regime’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian territories...
England’s senior doctors plan new strike in pay dispute with government
Senior doctors in England have announced a plan to go on their second mass strike this year over a long-standing pay dispute with the...