Peace and security: AU should expedite African Standby Force, else it’ll remain subsidiary to regional blocs
The decision by seven East African Community (EAC) countries to agree in April to establish a regional military force to restore stability in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where violence by militia groups is ongoing, has once again raised questions about the capacity of the force to...
Brain immunity: For long a time scientists thought the brain is cut off from the chaos of the rest of the body
The brain is the body’s sovereign, and receives protection in keeping with its high status. Its cells are long-lived and shelter inside a fearsome fortification called the blood-brain barrier. For a long time, scientists thought that the brain was completely cut off from the chaos of the rest of the...
