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Tag: Africa

Kenya Court of Appeal blocks government’s import of GMOs

A case was brought against the government challenging its decision to lift the GMO ban it had in place in October 2022.

Senators condemn Biden’s military aid to Egypt amid rights abuses

Lawmakers argued that Egypt’s authoritarian regime under President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has shown little to no improvement in its human rights record, despite U.S. pressure.

4 billion people lack safe drinking water globally

A new study conducted by REACH, a global research program, found the estimated amount in 2020 more than double

Epic fail

Niger new ruling junta tells the United States to pack up its war and go home!

Remote warfare and expendable people

Since September 2001, the United States has been fighting its “war on terror”—what’s now referred to as this country’s “Forever Wars.”

Exposed: Saudi Arabia’s secret plan to fuel fossil dependency in Africa...

The investigation discovered that this extensive plan involves not only the deployment of fleets of petrol and diesel-fueled vehicles, but also a calculated move to lobby against subsidies for electric vehicles across the globe.

Moscow’s man on the spot in Africa

Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder and commander of a notorious mercenary army, will not be the last of those extraordinary secret agents, those men on the spot, who leave their fingerprints on the crime scenes of world history.

Ethiopia: Amhara genocide and the threat of civil war

If peace, social harmony and democracy are to be established, long-term constitutional reform is needed, ethnic federalism abandoned and fair and open parliamentary elections held. 

A tale of two missions

Is detente making a comeback?

Where are the world’s water stresses?

Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief.

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Hundreds dead from hunger in Gaza as Netanyahu vows to empty the strip

As children die from hunger and medicine shortages, global outrage mounts over what critics call a campaign of extermination in Gaza, enabled by U.S. policy and a vision of forced displacement.

The country Trump seems dead set on imitating

The Trump administration has begun offering wealthy foreigners the chance to emigrate to the U.S. if they fork over $5 million for a so-called gold card—an alternative to the “green card.”

Elon Musk has the blood of 19 Kentuckians on his hands

DOGE cuts are killing Americans.

Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ slashes healthcare and food aid while delivering massive tax cuts...

New CBO analysis confirms steep losses for poorest Americans under GOP-backed plan as Medicaid, SNAP, and public programs are gutted to fund tax cuts for the top 1 percent.

States can take meaningful climate action, even without federal support: Study

The team also found that there was potential for state efforts to impact pollution in neighboring states.