Africa

Julia Sebutinde is a dedicated Christian Zionist who stood alone in rejecting South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Now the court’s president, the Ugandan judge appears to have plagiarized sections of her dissenting opinion justifying Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territories. With new countries joining South Africa’s case accusing Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, and a ceasefire potentially enabling war crimes investigators to gather fresh evidence of Israeli atrocities, a leadership shakeup […]

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17th of October, 2024 Over the years, “Fortress Europe” has relied on a mix of bribery and force to keep out undocumented migrants fleeing wars, famine, and conditions of extreme poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. But such measures are no solution to a problem that ultimately stems from much larger global and historical forces. LONDON – … Continue reading The Roots of Europe’s Immigration Problem – Project Syndicate

'Human suffering should not be weighed and measured - but the unfortunate reality of diplomatic and humanitarian relief is that crises are often left to compete. Those that get no media, get no help'

In the village of Buula-Balow, near the district of Bariire, in Somalia’s volatile Lower Shabelle, Qaadi Hamud and his family were socialising after breakfast – when their lives changed forever

The U.S. has trained 15 coup leaders in recent decades — and U.S. counterterrorism policies in the region have failed.

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The Prime Minister's admission means the Government's "dream" of sending refugees to the brutal Rwandan dictatorship looks all but over

Britain's standing on human rights is in "jeopardy" and Good Friday Agreement undermined by the Safety of Rwanda Bill

The verdict is a major blow to the Government's "dream" of discarding its international obligations to offer refuge to those fleeing war and prosecution

As Brazil assumes the presidency of the G20 and the UN offers concessions to Russia, is Ukraine losing the war of hearts and minds?

Before a military coup removed Gabon’s hopelessly corrupt President, Ali Bongo, from office, he was courted by Obama and feted from Washington to Davos. The US war on Libya which destabilized the region may not have succeeded without him. When a military junta arrested President Ali Bongo Ondimba on August 30, Gabon became the ninth African nation to depose its government through a military coup. As citizens of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali did before them, crowds of Gabonese poured […]

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