Tafi Mhaka: Femicide spread across Africa calls for male cultural reform
On May 25, Olorato Mongale, a 30-year-old woman from South Africa, went on a date with a man she had...
Alisa Butterwick, Opinion editor
Martin Jay: Trump’s next steps are crucial in wake of Israel-Iran war
What is Trump’s next move in the Middle East? As the days become weeks since he sent bunker buster bombs...
Dan Jones: The ceasefire con and diplomacy as a weapon
Peace is a beautiful lie. And intelligence agencies know it. While diplomats shake hands for the cameras and talk about...
Dr Andrew Murrison MP: Western Sahara dispute craves long-lasting peace
Just three hours away, in the same time zone, and without significant colonial baggage, the relationship between the UK and...
Elghet Malainine: How Algeria turned Tindouf into a cultural ghetto
In protracted conflicts, battles are fought not only by force of arms or in the courts, but also on the...
Carlos Lopes: Africa’s debt crisis can be solved by leveraging capital
Like many other multilateral forums, the upcoming Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development may well produce impressive declarations and...
Iman Zayat: Arab historic leaders still leave their imprint on nations today
Reading the memoirs of those who lived alongside figures such as Hosni Mubarak, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Saddam Hussein...
Tafi Mhaka: Bill Gates Africa initiative won’t solve bad governance
On June 2 while addressing an audience in the Nelson Mandela Hall at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa,...
Martin Jay: Israel’s strike against Iran could expose US to war
Israel has carried out a “pre-emptive” strike against Iran’s military infrastructure – both its nuclear facilities and its ballistic missile...
Yassin K. Fawaz: Muammar Gadhafi rule still haunts Libya
In October 2011, Muammar Gadhafi, one of the world’s most flamboyant and feared dictators, was captured and killed by rebels...
Nkosana Sithole kaMiya: Social media shrouds Congo and Sudan from sight
In a world increasingly shaped by the flickering images of social media, the pain of others has become a form...
Jean Sovon: African former presidents on trial – good or bad governance?
In Africa, many former presidents are being held to account by their countries’ justice systems, but is this a sign...
Foreign students look to Canada and Australia after Trump visa ban
Since President Donald Trump’s culling on foreign student visas to US universities on May 27th, young people from Gulf countries...
Dr. Nadia Helmy: China is capitalising on Iran-Egypt relations
China is counting heavily on Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s visit to Cairo. Beijing opposes the expansion of the conflict...
Five new Security Council members benefits Moroccan diplomacy
Barely days after the UK threw its weight behind Morocco's sovereignty bid for Western Sahara, Rabat is now celebrating a...
