US pledges $32.5 million in aid to Nigeria amid deepening crisis
The United States has announced a relief package worth $32.5 million for Nigeria, marking a rare departure from its recent...
Grace Sharp
Osman Mirghani: Sudan’s weapons and informal settlements
It will not be easy for the Sudanese people to forget the pain of this war. It has touched nearly...
Tarek Megerisi: Russia’s Libya strategy threatens Europe
Amid the wider instability sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, Libya has risen to the top of the agenda...
Xi welcomes ‘old friend’ Putin in Beijing amid Western tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an "old friend" during their meetings in Beijing, where both...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: How Sahel became a hub of militant extremism
The Sahel region of Africa has undergone a dramatic transformation into the world’s epicenter for extremist violence, responsible for 51...
Fitsum Assefa Adela: Investing in Africa’s green future
With the Second Africa Climate Summit just around the corner, many are asking whether Africa’s future will be defined by...
Trump to block $5 billion in US aid, threatening millions
President Donald Trump has announced plans to block $5 billion in foreign aid assistance that had already been approved by...
Glenn Diesen: Budapest Memorandum and the Ukraine war
Narratives have been constructed to support a long war in Ukraine. For example, the narrative of an “unprovoked invasion” was...
Deadly Russian strikes hit Kyiv, killing at least 21
Kyiv came under heavy Russian air assault on August 28, with a rare strike on the city centre killing at...
India to increase Russian oil imports, despite US tariffs
India is expected to increase its imports of Russian oil in September, despite United States President Donald Trump’s decision to...
Declan Hayes: Why is ISIS here, there and everywhere?
This website's recent report that the Islamic State (ISIS) is particularly active throughout Africa, "the Sahel region, the Lake Chad Basin and...
Ukraine launches drone strikes on its independence day
Ukraine marked its Independence Day on August 24th by carrying out a series of drone attacks against Russia, with one...
Nigeria: the world’s deadliest place to give birth
Childbirth in northeast Nigeria has become increasingly dangerous, with women facing some of the highest risks in the world, Africa...
Glenn Diesen: Europe’s new political class is rejecting reality
Russia considers NATO’s incursion into Ukraine to be an existential threat, and NATO has openly stated its intention to make...
Global water targets “increasingly out of reach”, UN says
The United Nations has warned that over two billion people still lack reliable access to safe drinking water, putting global...
