Drug Trafficking in Tajikistan: A Very Deep but not Incurable Evil
For many years, Tajikistan has been gravely affected by drug trafficking. At least 15-20 tons of opium and between 75 and 80 metric tons of heroin are smuggled...
Jihadist Militia Murder Congregation of Believers, Stuff Local Wells with Corpses
Leave Trail of 50 Dead in Benue State (Makurdi) In the late hours of Thursday, August 8, 2024, the world was watching the high...
African countries lost control to foreign mining companies – the 3 steps that allowed this to happen
Stage one: Blame the African state In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), president Joseph-Désiré Mobutu took steps early to place resources under...
After Cogebanque, Equity casts net for more M&As across East Africa
Equity Group is looking to buy more banks and merge with others in five East African markets, as part of a plan to deepen...
South Africa’s Buhai hangs on to defend women’s Australian Open crown
In doing so, the 2022 British Open champion became the first back-to-back winner since Taiwan’s Tseng Ya-ni in 2010-11. The 35-year-old carded a three-over-par...
CEPACS at 50: Charting the course for Synodal Communication in Africa
A Symposium celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS), took place in Lagos, Nigeria, on 19-20 November....
In Africa, Kissinger Was Known for His Failures
In the summer of 1975, just a few months after the fall of Saigon, Henry Kissinger was searching for a way to salvage his...
HSBC SVNS 2024: South Africa battle to a fifth Dubai title in a row
Selvyn Davids pulled the strings as defending champions South Africa beat Argentina 12-7 in a thumping encounter to claim their fifth straight Emirates Dubai...
ASEAN, South Africa inaugurate sectoral dialogue partnership
ASEAN and South Africa convened the inaugural ASEAN-South Africa Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (ASA-JSCC) meeting at the ASEAN Headquarters today. The meeting marked the...
Technologies continent’s farmers need to feed Africa
Other African countries should likewise embrace irrigation, mechanisation, and fertilisers to improve food security and unlock the continent’s agricultural potential. Ethiopia has long suffered...