African Union: Finding Strategic Solutions to Africa’s Humanitarian Issues
An extraordinary humanitarian summit and pledge by African leaders in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on 27 and 28 May to address Africa's current humanitarian challenges, and...
Saudi Arabia: Release Abdullah al-Howaiti, stem death penalty
In May 2017, the then 14-year-old was arrested on charges of robbery and murder. Despite having an alibi, and based on a confession extracted under...
Germany announces new deal with Greece to send tanks to Ukraine
[ad_1] Germany will help get Soviet-era tanks from Greece to Ukraine by sending Athens modern German vehicles as a replacement, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced...
As China’s Economy Falters, Be Careful What You Wish For
It is becoming increasingly clear that China’s economy is facing significant headwinds. Most of this is Beijing’s own doing. A draconian zero-COVID-19 policy has locked...
African Union and EU agree united stance on food security amid famine warnings
The European Union and the African Union have agreed a joint message on food security, which puts the blame for food supply disruptions on Russian...
FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa
Food insecurity is soaring in the country, driven by the combined impacts of armed conflict, drought, the COVID-19 pandemic, low production of key staple crops...
‘We must not turn our backs’ on migrants stranded in Yemen
Over the last five months, more people have made the dangerous journey than that of all of last year, according to the International Organization for...
Over a billion methamphetamine tabs seized in East and Southeast Asia
The staggering drugs haul across the vast region is further proof that illicit manufacturing there continues to expand unchecked, with “extreme volumes of methamphetamine” in production, along...
Africa warns of food crisis due to Russian blockade of Ukraine’s ports
African Union has warned EU leaders that Moscow's blockade of Ukraine's ports risks a "catastrophic scenario" of food shortages and rising prices.The president of Senegal,...
The Turkish gambit and the future of NATO
[ad_1] Ville Korpela is executive director at the Impact Innovation Institute. Diana Mjeshtri is a policy analyst at Impact Innovation Institute. Both are members of...