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What a new university in Africa is doing to decolonise social sciences

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 Jess Auerbach | May 13, 2017 | The Conversation It’s not often that you get to create a new university from scratch: space, staff – and curriculum. But that’s exactly what we’re doing in Mauritius, at one of Africa’s newest higher education institutions. And decoloniality is central to our work. I am a member of the Social Science Faculty at the African Leadership … [Read more...] about What a new university in Africa is doing to decolonise social sciences

Sudan, Egypt talk but make little headway to defuse tensions

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2017-06-05 | News24 Cairo - Officials from Sudan and Egypt on Saturday held "honest" and "transparent" discussions following months of tension between the two Afro-Arab neighbors, but appeared to make little headway to patch up their differences, primarily over a border region held by Cairo and claimed by Khartoum. Sudan's visiting foreign minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, … [Read more...] about Sudan, Egypt talk but make little headway to defuse tensions

Zimbabwe to send incandescent light bulb sellers to jail – report

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News24 Correspondent | 2017-06-05 | News24 Harare - Here's one to strike fear into the hearts of powercut-fearing Zimbabweans: if the authorities find you selling one of those old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs, you could end up in jail. The state-owned Chronicle newspaper reports that police and officials from the tax authority will be conducting raids on shops … [Read more...] about Zimbabwe to send incandescent light bulb sellers to jail – report

Iran blames Donald Trump for escalating Qatar diplomatic crisis

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Bethan McKernan Beirut | 5 June 2017 | THE INDEPENDENT Iranian foreign ministry urges all parties involved in unprecedented international row which could have implications throughout the region to solve dispute through dialogue Iran has accused the US of setting the scene for the escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis during President Donald Trump’s recent trip to the Saudi … [Read more...] about Iran blames Donald Trump for escalating Qatar diplomatic crisis

Gulf diplomatic crisis as countries cut ties with Qatar

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Patrick Wintour and Ben Doherty | Monday 5 June 2017 | THE GUARDIAN Qatari diplomats ejected and land, air and sea traffic routes cut off in row over terror and regional stability Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terror, in the Gulf Arab region’s most serious diplomatic crisis in … [Read more...] about Gulf diplomatic crisis as countries cut ties with Qatar

Mauritius shows why it could become a financial hub

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 RENEE BONORCHIS | 30 MAY 2017 | BUSINESS DAY Mauritian banks are becoming beacons of growth and stability in sub-Saharan Africa. Unscathed by the vagaries of the oil price and unhindered by the political battles that have roiled some of their continental peers, the Indian Ocean island’s lenders have been bolstered by an economy growing faster than many of the … [Read more...] about Mauritius shows why it could become a financial hub

The road less taken: Migration from Eritrea slows

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May 25th 2017| KHARTOUM | THE ECONOMIST Young people fleeing indefinite military service are encountering more obstacles on the route through Sudan IN JERIF, a district of Khartoum, young Eritreans listen to Tigrinya pop music in dimly lit restaurants, or watch football at an oppressively hot community centre supported by their government. They are mostly male, and almost … [Read more...] about The road less taken: Migration from Eritrea slows

Asian Kenyans Seek to Be Declared a ‘Tribe’ of Their Own

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KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA | MAY 25, 2017 | THE NEW YORK TIMES NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s national census used to classify them as “Other.” Now, Kenyans of Indian and Pakistani descent, many of whose forebears helped build the nation and fight colonialism but who have often been secluded from mainstream Kenyan life, are demanding official recognition for the first … [Read more...] about Asian Kenyans Seek to Be Declared a ‘Tribe’ of Their Own

Politics of Aid: A Closer Look at the Motives Behind Foreign Assistance

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HYEON-JAE SEO | April 8, 2017 | Harvard International Review A survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that the average American believes 26 percent of the federal budget goes to foreign aid. In reality, less than 1.5 percent of the US$4.15 trillion federal budget is apportioned to the State Department and the United States Agency for International … [Read more...] about Politics of Aid: A Closer Look at the Motives Behind Foreign Assistance