‘No money for Ramadan’: Remittances to hit record low because of coronavirus
Remittance saga New York’s immigrant communities fear for their families back home as loss of earnings diminishes remittance flows According to UN, about one billion...
Month : April 2020
Le Monde: Turkish Drone shifting balance of military power in Libya
Turkish drone Bayraktar [Wikipedia] April 23, 2020 at 6:00 am The French newspaper Le Monde has stated that since the beginning of the year the...
IGAD Council of Ministers Meeting on South Sudan Underway
April 23, 2020 A 71st extraordinary session of the IGAD Council of Ministers is going on today (April 21) via video link to follow up...
Sonko threatens to end Nairobi takeover deal over ‘frustrations’
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko Wednesday April 22 2020 In Summary The governor said he was considering instituting termination of the Deed of Transfer of Functions...
Saudi Arabia: What happens when the oil stops
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (AFP) David Hearst 22 April 2020 13:42 UTC | In a post oil era, Mohammed bin Salman would lose his...
Big problems, small leaders
Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro.UESLEI MARCELINO / REUTERS Opinion It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that those governing us are, with a few exceptions, in over...
The surprising similarities between the coronavirus and the bubonic plague
A sixth-century mosaic of Byzantine ruler Justinian and his court in the church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy.Getty Images CORONAVIRUSA New research from...
India Keeps Anti-Muslim Crackdown, Now Under Coronavirus Pandemic Excuse
Analysis Wednesday 22 April 2020 While the coronavirus outbreak across the world causes a variety of problems for people in many...
Coronavirus: The fear of being sentenced to a Kenyan quarantine centre
20 April 2020 Like people around the world, Rachel Gachuna is extremely worried about catching coronavirus. But she is just as fearful about being...
South Africa’s xenophobic agenda is impeding its coronavirus response
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the South African National Defence Force ahead of the lockdown in response to the coronavirus in South Africa. Credit: GCIS. By...