Africa: COP27 Fiddling As World Warms

The latest annual climate conference has begun in the face of a worsening climate crisis and further retreats by rich nations following the energy crisis induced by NATO sanctions… Read more »

Africa: Market Lords, Much More Than a War, Behind World's Food Crisis

While grain exports continue to regularly flow to world's markets since the July 2022 Turkey-brokered agreement between Russia and Ukraine to resume cereals and fertilisers… Read more »

Nigeria: Academics' Strike Puts Spotlight On Brain Drain

For eight months, the halls of Nigeria's universities and colleges remained silent - the result of a lecturers' strike brought upon by a wage and conditions of service dispute. Read more »

West Africa: President Biden Is Hosting a Summit of African Leaders - Governance in the Sahel Must Be a Priority

The upcoming Africa Leaders' Summit- slated to take place in Washington, DC in December- is well-timed. The Biden administration has made a welcome and significant push over the… Read more »

Africa: A World of 8 Billion - Population Growth Will Continue but It's Slowing Down

Global population is about to reach 8 billion, a mere 11 years after it reached 7 billion. The official Day of 8 Billion is observed by the UN November 15, though it's hard to… Read more »

Africa: 'Tactical' Nuclear Weapons Could Unleash Untold Damage, Experts Warn

Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the conflict's potential to escalate to the use of nuclear weapons has been highlighted by political analysts and military experts… Read more »

Africa: Making the UN Charter a Reality - Towards a New Approach to Development Cooperation?

We are living in a world where both our bilateral and multilateral achievements, consensuses on human rights and social justice, and our resolve to public good are being tested… Read more »

Africa: The Paradox of Invisibility - Submarine Cables and the Geopolitics of Deep Seas

The recent incidents of sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the depths of the Baltic Sea, the authorship of which still raises doubts today, have reminded us that some of… Read more »

Africa: Why Continent Must Be Part of Growing Interest in Nuclear Energy

The search for energy diversification has taken a more frantic pace amidst the global energy transition debate. Read more »

Africa: COP27 - Religious Multilateralism: an Endangered Species in the Age of Triple Planetary Crises

In this year's COP 27 two-weeklong summit in Egypt, which concludes November 18, a rough count indicates there will be 40 different sessions organised by, for, and about, religious… Read more »

Egypt: Repressive Regime Under Fire As It Hosts a Key Climate Summit

The COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has triggered a negative fallout for Egypt's authoritarian regime which stands accused of human rights abuses -- and has been widely… Read more »

Africa: Progress On Tuberculosis Can Be Achieved in Africa

The news in many parts of the world is that tuberculosis (TB) is reclaiming the title of the world's most deadly infection, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to kill an… Read more »

Africa: World Population After 8,000,000,000

Contrary to the often-cited hype and nonsense of some celebrities reported in the news media, the world's population of 8,000,000,000 human beings is not going to collapse any time… Read more »

Africa: UN Needs a Sea Change in Its Handling of Sexual Exploitation & Abuse (SEA)

Calling it "so disappointing and disheartening" in social media on 17 October, Dr. Rosie James, a British medical expert, announced that "I was sexually assaulted by a World Health… Read more »

Africa: Limits to Growth - Inconvenient Truth of Our Times

Ahead of the first United Nations environmental summit in Stockholm in 1972, a group of scientists prepared The Limits to Growth report for the Club of Rome. It showed planet… Read more »

Africa: Will COP27 Deliver or Be a Climate Forum of Empty Promises for Africa?

Africa is counting on COP27 to deliver it from climate change. But will it? Read more »

Africa: COP27 - Why Global Action Is Needed to Decarbonise Industries Everywhere

Ahead of this year's COP27 in Egypt, industry and government representatives from 15 developing countries across Asia, Latin America and Africa met in a series of consultations… Read more »

Africa: COP27 - The Thorny Road to Sharm El Sheikh

The 27th Conference Of Parties (COP27) on Climate Change comes at a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges due to the magnitude and the interconnected nature of our… Read more »

Africa: Revealed - Rich Countries 'Miserably' Fall Below Their Climate Promises, Further Indebt the Poor #AfricaClimateCrisis

Just a few days ahead of the UN Climate Conference (COP27) in Egypt (6-18 November), new revelations show how far rich, industrialised countries -those who contribute most to the… Read more »

Africa: COP27 - a Climate Summit Following Empty Promises & Funding Failures

The COP 27 climate summit is taking place amid a rash of political, economic and environmental upheavals, including missed funding and emission targets, increased pollution and… Read more »

Africa: Cop 15 - It's Time to Decide On a Future #AfricaClimateCrisis

It is no secret that humankind's past actions have accelerated the deterioration of ecosystems, negatively impacting our economies, societies, health, and cultures. It is estimated… Read more »

Africa: Anti-Microbial Resistance Strategies Need Urgent Attention to Prevent Unnecessary Deaths in Africa

African countries must find a way of fighting Anti-Microbial Resistance in the healthcare system to avoid unnecessary deaths. Read more »

Africa: Why Greta Thunberg Is Wrong to Boycott COP27

Her recent announcement that she will not attend COP27 is understandable, but we still hope she'll reconsider. Read more »

Africa: Solidarity and Negotiations to End the Ukraine War

On November 1, a statement of solidarity with Russians opposed to the Ukraine War was published. It was signed by more than 1,000 U.S. men and women who had opposed the U.S.… Read more »

Africa: Campaign for a Fossil Fuels Non-Proliferation Treaty Gathers Steam

When it comes to moral endorsements, having the Vatican's backing takes some beating. So the international campaign for a legally binding Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty took… Read more »