Guantanamo Bay: Will America’s forever prison finally close on President Joe Biden’s watch?
As of December 8, 2022, Guantánamo Bay detention facility – a prison offshore of American justice and built for those detained in this country’s never-ending Global War on Terror – has been open for nearly 21 years (or, to be precise, 7,627 days). Thirteen years ago, I published a book,...
Glimmer of hope in DRC as M23 rebels agree to orderly withdrawal, respect ‘strict ceasefire’ in North Kivu
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel group M23 has, according to the East African Community (EAC), agreed to an orderly withdrawal and respect “a strict ceasefire” in North Kivu province in the east of the central African nation. A statement by EAC released on Monday says M23 leaders further agreed to...
Scramble for minerals, markets by foreign firms is forcing US to recalibrate security strategy in Africa
“The US has recalibrated its approach. We will not only seek to empower the African continent in the field of security, development and governance, but we will also strive to help them address the drivers of instability and conflict to meet the ambition and promise of Africa.” This is according...
Preliminary data for Omicron infection, deaths in China show Covid outbreak peaked in December
China’s massive Covid-19 outbreak probably peaked in late December, according to a preliminary analysis on the number of infections late last year and data on travel between cities. But public-health experts are frustrated by a lack of official data on the magnitude and severity of the outbreak. For close to...
India’s caste barrier: Some premier institutions are admitting more students from marginalised groups
Some premier institutes in India are doing a little better when it comes to access to education for all castes. At the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, a group of 38 labs, 18 per cent of researchers (combining senior staff grades) were Dalits and 4 per cent Adivasis, according...
