Mapping Africa’s natural resources
News|Maps Nearly half the world’s gold and one-third of all minerals are in Africa. Here’s a look at the resources African countries have. By Al Jazeera Staff Updated: 15 Feb 2022 […]
Africa failing to address linguistic imperialism
AFRICA Ekkehard Wolff 23 February 2018 February 21 was the 18th annual International Mother Language Day. 2018 marks also the 10th anniversary of the United Nations’ International Year of Languages. […]
Why Africa must reject Israeli colonialism
RAMZY BAROUD February 14, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/g92fk The current split in the African Union over Israel’s observer membership status is emblematic of a larger conflict that could potentially split […]
Why Europe’s eyes are on Africa
ANDREW HAMMOND February 13, 2022 ARABNEWS.COM Short Url https://arab.news/p7gqt The EU is not known for unveiling bold new initiatives, yet this week may be an exception when it launches its […]
Daesh threat cannot be eliminated by focusing on individuals
CHRIS DOYLE February 07, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/peze7 That so few people even knew the name Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi was one of the most extraordinary features of the killing […]
Legitimate investors are financing environmental crime
Feb 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES AMSTERDAM — One of the most profitable global criminal enterprises is one you might not expect. It is crimes like illegal fishing and logging, […]
How Desmond Tutu’s wisdom can help us resolve conflicts
YOSSI MEKELBERG January 08, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/4tm4t Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, who died last month, has left a rich legacy in his struggle for freedom and human […]
Indian-Origin Philanthropist Named South African Of The Year
Besides the Middle East, Eastern Europe and many countries in Africa, ‘Gift Of The Givers’ teams have also assisted during natural disasters in India and Pakistan. All IndiaPress Trust of […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) on Apartheid, War, Palestine, Guantánamo, Climate Crisis & More
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African anti-apartheid icon, has died at the age of 90. In 1984 Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work fighting to end […]
10 Most Long-Lived Empires In History
In simple words, an empire is a political entity that exerts control or dominance over other political entities and peoples. The world has had empires almost since the beginning of human history. Several empires have achieved global status, with territory spanning more than one continent. History has also shown that […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South African anti-apartheid activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, dies aged 90
Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, has died aged 90, the country’s President said on Sunday. Key points: Archbishop Tutu dies […]
25 CORRUPTION SCANDALS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD
05 July 2019 Twenty-five years ago, when Transparency International was founded, corruption was seen as the necessary price of doing business and something so deeply ingrained that exposing and fighting […]
Researchers on the Omicron Variant”We Are Playing with Fire”
Researchers on the Omicron Variant“We Are Playing with Fire” Scientists around the world are scrambling to find answers to critical questions about the new coronavirus variant, including whether vaccines are […]
World repeating its mistakes on omicron variant
FRANK KANE December 01, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/96cch Is the cure to omicron, the new COVID-19 variant currently spooking the world, going to be worse than the disease? This question […]
How Africa was carved up … 134 years ago …
T-aylan Özgür November 18 at 7:16 PM · 134 years ago today on the 15th November 1884,began the gathering of the most powerful European nations in Berlin to divide the African continent among themselves.Without any respect […]
Global capital flows: how poor countries finance the rich
It’s an economist’s conundrum: global capital, instead of flowing from rich countries to poor countries, actually moves in the other direction. Each year hundreds of billions of dollars leave developing […]
All eyes on Africa in the great power game
ANDREW HAMMOND October 02, 2021 21:581278 Short Url https://arab.news/c742p The UK-US-Australia security deal in September was a significant foreign policy setback in Asia-Pacific for Emmanuel Macron, but he will seek to […]
How Western development aid continues to stifle local initiatives
Foreign affairs People and organisations in developing countries know what is best for them. But they are regularly pushed to the sidelines by Western development aid. This content was published […]
South African Muslim woman becomes head of oldest media watchdog
Khadija Patel has been elected Chair of the International Press Institute (IPI). (AN Photo) Short Url https://arab.news/c8emg Khadija Patel, an investigative journalist and fourth-generation Muslim of Asian background, is the […]
International Day for People of African Descent
International Day for People of African Descent31 August Christiana, Angélica, and Delza at a UNICEF-assisted organization in Brazil, which empowers black youth to confront racism and advocates for equal education […]