In just two decades, climate change will get worse and make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer and gloomier – report
Deadly with extreme weather now, climate change is about to get so much worse. It is likely going to make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer, gloomier and way more dangerous in the next 18 years with an “unavoidable” increase in risks, a new United Nations science report says. The UN...
Will the 15 new members of Peace and Security Council overcome endemic bureaucracy at African Union?
Fifteen countries were elected to the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) at the continental body’s recent summit in Addis Ababa. The PSC faces some tough years ahead, considering the four main obstacles limiting its effectiveness. First, the council continues to be largely reactive rather than proactive. Second,...
US secretary of state Blinken slaps travel ban on Somali officials accused of ‘undermining the democratic process’
The United States barred on Friday travel by Somali officials and other individuals to the United States, accusing them of “undermining the democratic process” in Somalia. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States imposed the visa ban after Somalia pushed back to March 15 parliamentary elections due to...
Besides military attacks, Russia is also waging ferocious cyberattacks that ramp up the chaos and destruction in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin launched an illegal, aggressive attack on Ukraine last week that has already killed dozens of soldiers and sent panic rippling through the world. Russian forces are air-striking cities all over Ukraine, with countless civilians in the firing line, as people flee the capital in Kyiv. Cyberattacks have also...
