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...
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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...
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...
The ‘New World Order’ – A Chance for Africa?
Photo: allafrica.com 21 April 2020 By Cheike Hadjibou Soumare For decades, Africa has struggled to find its way in a process of globalization and being...
Saudis launched oil price war after ‘MBS shouting match with Putin’
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin are said to have shouted at each other during the early March phone...
The Campaign Against Tedros Adhanom: Objective or Ideological?
By Teshome Beyene Berhe April 20, 2020 Early this month, Tedros Adhanom, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), gave an impassioned speech during a...
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspending prayers inside Two Holy Mosques during Ramadan
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK A Muslim worshipper prays near the sacred Kaaba in Mecca’s Grand Mosque, Islam’s holiest site, on March 7, 2020. (AFP) Ismaeel Naar, Al...
Coronavirus: Somali diaspora sends home stories of woe
London bus driver Nadir Nur, seen here with his daughter, died after contracting coronavirus In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe reflects...