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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90

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 Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta | HAVANA | Sat Nov 26, 2016 | Reuters Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied U.S. efforts to topple him, died on Friday, his younger brother announced to the nation. He was 90. A towering figure of the second half of the 20th … [Read more...] about Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90

Managing water is key to adapting African agriculture to climate change

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 Jeremy Bird | November 14, 2016 | The Conversation A unanimous decision on how to take action on climate change is incredibly rare. Yet, African nations have overwhelmingly included climate resilient agriculture in their indicative pledges to the United Nations. And agriculture is seen as a major focus through a common position of the African Union on climate … [Read more...] about Managing water is key to adapting African agriculture to climate change

Donald Trump’s foreign policy on Africa is likely to be: ‘Where’s that?’

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Peter Vale | 9 November 2016 | The Conversation  'Trump is also unlikely to have any tolerance for the idea that the African diaspora is part of the “sixth region” of Africa.' Africa is likely to slide down the list of foreign policy priorities of a Donald Trump administration. This is because America’s foreign policy is determined by both domestic and … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s foreign policy on Africa is likely to be: ‘Where’s that?’

Exiting the ICC: South Africa betrays the world and its own history

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Henning Melber | October 26, 2016 | The Conversation Once upon a time there was a country the majority of whose people were oppressed and systematically discriminated against by a minority regime. The violation of human rights was a structural feature of its system, euphemistically called “separate development”. The execution of power claimed to be based on the rule … [Read more...] about Exiting the ICC: South Africa betrays the world and its own history

The Gulf Also Rises: The Next Economic Center of Gravity

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Rory Miller | October 24, 2016| Foreign Affairs Speaking on live television during a visit to Cairo earlier this year, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman announced plans to build a bridge between his kingdom and Sharm el-Sheikh, on the tip of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. This ambitious construction and engineering project, dubbed the King Salman Causeway, represented a … [Read more...] about The Gulf Also Rises: The Next Economic Center of Gravity

Modern slavery is still rampant in the countries that produce most of the world’s goods

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Abdi Latif Dahir | 10/21/2016 | Quartz Africa For many in the West, slavery is a far off, historical concept. But a new index shows that consumers all over the world are getting products that at some stage were touched by the hands of modern-day slaves. The Modern Slavery Index, put together by the risk consultancy group Verisk Maplecroft, looks at which countries … [Read more...] about Modern slavery is still rampant in the countries that produce most of the world’s goods

Putin, Syria, and Why Moscow Has Gone War-Crazy

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Joshua Yaffa | October 14, 2016 | The New Yorker A viewer of Russian television this week could be forgiven for thinking that the end of the world was imminent, and that it would arrive in the form of grand superpower war with the United States, culminating in a suicidal exchange of nuclear weapons. On one day alone, three separate test firings of intercontinental … [Read more...] about Putin, Syria, and Why Moscow Has Gone War-Crazy

Donald Trump Can’t Undermine American Democracy Because It Barely Even Exists

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Rosa Brooks | October 20, 2016 | Foreign Policy   And anyway, we’ve survived far more serious threats than this loathsome joker in the past. Calm down, world. Donald Trump will not destroy American democracy. True, America’s most loathsome presidential candidate said some typically loathsome things during Wednesday night’s presidential debate. Most … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Can’t Undermine American Democracy Because It Barely Even Exists

Following the Money: On the Trail of African Migrant Smugglers

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Alexander Bühler, Susanne Koelbl, Sandro Mattioli and Walter Mayr | September 26, 2016 | Spiegel International Since 2013, over 10,000 migrants have drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Behind the deaths lies a multi-million dollar smuggling trade with financial connections to Frankfurt, Italy and Libya. He is the most wanted migrant smuggler … [Read more...] about Following the Money: On the Trail of African Migrant Smugglers