Russia to Africa: We’ll decide for you economic and political set-ups and America will do nothing
On March 27 – a market day in Mali’s central town of Moura – Malian armed forces and suspected Russian mercenaries descended on the town in a helicopter, guns blazing. In an investigation published last week, the advocacy group Human Rights Watch said the troops closed off all exits from...
Island nation of Guyana on course to becoming one of leading oil producers in the world by 2025
A United States Geological Survey estimated in the year 2000 that the Guyana-Suriname basin’s reserves stand at 13.6 billion barrels of oil and 32 trillion cubic feet of gas, but subsequent discoveries and surveys have taken updated estimates way beyond those numbers. On this basis, the basin represents one of...
Inside Ukraine-Russia cyber warfare: Information hacking and leaking is ‘weaponised’ to unhinge the enemy
Names, birthdays, passport numbers, job titles – the personal information goes on for pages and looks like any typical data breach. But this data set is very different. It allegedly contains the personal information of 1,600 Russian troops who served in Bucha, a Ukrainian city devastated during Russia’s war and...
Returning ex-child soldiers track Uganda’s LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony’s exile to Darfur Province in Sudan
Former child soldiers who have escaped the clutches of insurgents in northern Uganda are providing new information about the whereabouts of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) founder and leader Joseph Kony. The LRA leader is said to be in the sprawling Darfur province, western Sudan. Darfur is also in the...
Why do humans die around 80? Finally, scientists solve the mystery of this longevity in the animal kingdom
The mystery of why humans die at around 80, while other mammals live far shorter or longer lives, may finally have been solved by scientists. Humans and animals die after amassing a similar number of genetic mutations, researchers have found, suggesting the speed of DNA errors is critical in determining...
World’s foremost thinker Noam Chomsky warns that in history Trump has done more to drive the human race to extinction
With the ongoing climate crisis and the looming possibility of nuclear war, Noam Chomsky, 93, often hailed as one of the world’s most important intellectuals alive, warns that “we’re approaching the most dangerous point in human history.” The renowned linguist and social critic has lived through several consequential events of...
As West accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine, entrenchment of Putin’s mercenaries in Sudan comes under spotlight
On March 21, the US charge d’affaires and the ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Norway in Khartoum issued an unusually strongly worded statement criticising Russia’s presence in Sudan to mark the first month of the invasion of Ukraine. In particular, the diplomats, known as the Troika, condemned the activities...
Gender equality: New research shows women are under-represented in economics globally
Women occupy roughly one in three junior academic positions in economics and just one in four senior positions, according to an analysis of gender equality at the field’s top research institutions. Most previous surveys examining equality in economics have focused on individual countries. Emmanuelle Auriol, an economist at the Toulouse...
Security experts say terrorism and violent extremism should compel Africa to form regional standby brigades
The growing threat of terrorism and violent extremism in Africa are reasons for African countries to speed up full operational capability (FOC) efforts for regional standby brigades as components of the African Standby Force (ASF). This is one of the continental security concerns and issues addressed in the March activities...
Kenya: Winning elections is always the goal, but violence, kidnappings, assault and death are never too far
The countdown to Kenyan elections – such as the August 9, 2022, General Election – carries a certain sense of foreboding for aspiring politicians and their staff. Winning an election may be the goal, but facing threats, kidnappings, assault and even death is never of the question. Recently, Kisii politician...
