Afghanistan: Taliban deploy around 1,500 new troops to Bamiyan amidst increasing resistance
Feb 24, 2022 08:52 am UTC| Politics
The Taliban is in the midst of trying to reform Afghanistan and its government since returning to power in August, which has also brought increasing resistance from their rivaling extremist groups. The insurgent group...
Feb 24, 2022 07:24 am UTC| Politics
In the midst of the military conflict happening in Ukraine due to Russian military and pro-Russia separatists, countries are still pursuing diplomatic efforts in the hopes of preventing a full-blown war. However, with the...
Joe Biden imposes new set of sanctions against Russia following invasion
Feb 24, 2022 06:54 am UTC| Politics
Countries have imposed economic sanctions against Russia following President Vladimir Putins move to recognize the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states. US President Joe Biden has imposed a new...
Iran, Qatar sign deals on relations, trade, energy, culture
Feb 24, 2022 05:19 am UTC| Politics
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Qatar this week, where he met with the Qatari emir. Raisis two-day visit ended with both countries signing major deals surrounding energy, culture, trade, and diplomatic relations,...
Fears of election rigging may fuel further abuses in Kenya: democracy could be the loser
Feb 23, 2022 22:39 pm UTC| Politics
As Kenyans approach a general election in August 2022, many lack confidence in the electoral process. According to a national opinion poll conducted by Afrobarometer in 2019, only 29.2% of Kenyans thought that the...
Nixon-Mao meeting: four lessons from 50 years of US-China relations
Feb 23, 2022 22:35 pm UTC| Politics
It was the week that changed the world. On February 21 1972, Chinese leader Mao Zedong and US president Richard Nixon met in Beijing to reset their countries relations, which had been frozen for the previous two...
Feb 23, 2022 10:32 am UTC| Politics
The congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol is making more progress as it zeroes in on those close to former President Donald Trump. The panel has now requested one Trump aide who...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects