Category: World
-
The tipping point
For the first time in two years, the US Dow Jones index suffered its steepest fall. The stock market index plunged by more than 600 points amid wider losses in US..
-
Kenya media shutdown
On Tuesday (30th January, 2018), Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga conducted his own ceremonial “swearing in” ceremony as “people’s president”. The ruling government..
-
Somalian humanitarian response plan
The 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan for the Somalian Drought and Famine crises was presented on the 30th of January to senior members of the Somali Government and..
-
Importance of fair trade in Africa
On Wednesday, His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria spoke at an interactive session titled “Stabilizing the Mediterranean” at the WEF..
-
A dangerous existence – Syria
A recent airstrike in central Syria has wrecked the hospital considered to the safest hospital in the country. Meanwhile, the main hospital in the city of Afrin has been struggling to provide..
-
Poland’s controversial stance on Holocaust
On the 1st of February, the Polish Senate passed a bill criminalising the portrayal of Poland as complicit in the crimes of Nazi Germany. The bill has invited critique from Israeli..
-
A Kennedy responds
US President Donald Trump has delivered his first State of the Union speech in which he highlighted his plans regarding immigration. Joe Kennedy, the scion of the Kennedy..
-
Implications of the false alert
On the 13th of January 2018, the citizens of Hawaii received a false state-wide alert about an impending ballistic missile attack. This mistake that was corrected almost 40..
-
US sanctions list targets all Russians
The Trump administration has provided the Treasury Department with a list of about 210 Russians deemed close enough to Russian President Vladimir Putin to be targets for new..
-
China’s nuclear ambition
On Tuesday, a Chinese military newspaper urged the stockpiling of nuclear weapons to counter growing global instability. They emphasised the development of nuclear..