Just as oil can bring wealth and prosperity to a nation, it can bring poverty and crisis as well. The country of Venezuela is an unfortunate case in point.
The brazen radicalism of the MK party and its success in upending the ANC's 30-year reign over South African politics reflects an intense backlash to the failures and shortcomings of the ANC’s rule.
History suggests that Gaza’s “new dawn,” built on the same neoliberal and technocratic peace formulas that have failed time and again, will soon join the long record of temporary truces mistaken for peace.
Canada’s attempt to uplift local journalism should not come at the cost of suppressing global, accessible, and essential information. In trying to defend democratic ideals, Bill C-18 risks contradicting them entirely.
In the face of political turmoil and civil unrest, the people of Senegal were able to voice their concerns and elect leaders whom they believed in. Now, it is up to Faye to show his people that they put their faith in the right candidate.
Operating under a constrained budget in the aftermath of COVID and the economic downturn that haunted his predecessors, Starmer and Labour are under pressure to prove Britain’s party switch was worth it.
As Africa’s largest bilateral trading partner for the past 15 consecutive years, China’s decreased lending may signal more than just shifting economic policies.
