When Washington chooses not to comment on democracy, authoritarians and their backers fill in the silence. Democracy is in increasingly short supply in Africa, but it remains a hot topic of conversation. If the Trump administration thinks it has opted out of this discourse, it should think again. Consider the latest developments in Cameroon. Since…
The effects of climate change are no longer a future risk for Africa. They are a present crisis. Floods are destroying infrastructure that took decades to build. Droughts are collapsing harvests and displacing communities. Extreme heat is eroding labour productivity and straining health systems. Coastal communities are losing ground to rising seas and storm surges….
Brahim Diaz has issued a public apology after his failed panenka cost Morocco the Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal. In one of the most controversial endings to a major final in the sport’s history, Senegal saw a likely winner disallowed for a debatable foul before they conceded a last-gasp penalty just minutes before…
The Group of Twenty (G20) emerged from the financial turmoil that followed the collapse of the Thai currency in 1997, which rapidly spread financial instability from Thailand to the rest of Asia. At that time, the finance ministers and central bank governors convened to forge a strategy to stabilise the global economy and prevent future…
Cotonou — The failed coup attempt in Benin highlights the divisions among the countries of West Africa. On the night of December 7-8, some members of the National Guard attacked the presidential residence in Cotonou, occupied the state television headquarters, and then announced live on television the removal of President Patrice Talon, the suspension of…
Talking to journalists earlier this week on his final day as the first UN Global Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Conflict and Peacebuilding Situations, Giles Duley said he felt he had failed in his core mission. More importantly, he added, the system itself has failed. At UN Headquarters in New York, where we met…
As the sun set on the Amazon, the promise of a “people’s Cop” faded with it. The latest UN climate summit – known as Cop30, hosted in the Brazilian city of Belém – came with the usual geopolitics and the added excitement of a flood and a fire. The summit saw Indigenous protests on an…
Bernd Debusmann Jr,at the White House, Max Matza and Ian Aikman ‘It was time’, says Trump on increase in Russia sanctions The US has announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s two largest oil companies in an effort to pressure Moscow to negotiate a peace deal in Ukraine. The announcement came one day after US President Donald…
NewsFeed Moldova’s President Maia Sandu hailed her pro-EU party’s victory in parliamentary elections despite allegations of widespread Russian interference, saying the results showed Russia had ‘failed’. Published On 29 Sep 202529 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share
