Boko Haram’s latest video of captured schoolgirls offers hope and despair
The Nigerian militant group Boko Haram stormed back into the world’s headlines with a renewed offer to swap abducted schoolgirls for detained insurgents. It...
Sharp-tongued South African voters give ruling ANC a stiff rebuke
South Africa has entered a new era of competitive politics and coalition government. The August 3 municipal election represented a sea change in the...
Africa: WorldRemit Calls for Urgent Restoration of Money Transfers to Nigeria
WorldRemit Calls for Urgent Restoration of Money Transfers to Nigeria
Hundreds of global remittance companies forced to cease transfers while Western Union, MoneyGram and Ria...
I Am With Her → Hillary Rodham Clinton
I am with Hillary Rodham Clinton now!
I was with Bernie Sanders. I explained how I felt the Bern back in February 2016.
Bernie is with Hillary...
Cry Havoc! And Unleash the Dogs of War at the Republican Convention?: Deconstructing Donald Trump’s Dog Whistles
By almariam
In “Julius Caesar”, Shakespeare speaking in the character of Mark Antony warned about the looming civil war that is likely to paralyze Italy following...
Beware the Spectre Haunting America!
A spectre is haunting America- the spectre of Trumpism.
By Al Mariam
Just days after two rogue policemen executed two African American citizens and a lone...
Who’s behind South Sudan’s return to fighting, if it isn’t Kiir or Machar?
By Clemence Pinaud
Heavy fighting in the South Sudanese capital of Juba over the past few days has led to hundreds of deaths and the...
HIV, AIDS and 90-90-90: what is it and why does it matter?
Twenty years ago when someone acquired HIV, they would, on average, not live more than 12 years. Today, a young person who becomes infected...
Britain’s next PM: Theresa May sank rival by painting a more convincing portrait of leadership
Though ultimately brief, the Conservative Party leadership contest offered fascinating insights into the nature of British politics today. Rhetoric, performance and gender replaced talk...
South Sudan peace agreement ‘not made to be implemented’ – Kiir
Al Jazeera interviews president Salva Kiir and first vice president Riek Machar just before escalation of fighting in Juba
Both commit to work...
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