Trump’s handshake with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh on 14 May 2025 was not just the revival of US-Syria dialogue—it was a deliberate violation of every expectation set by decades of bipartisan American foreign policy. Only months earlier, Trump had declared Syria to be “not our fight.”
The Global Report on Food Crises 2025 (GRFC 2025), issued by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN) and the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC), confronts us with this brutal truth: the world is not short of food. It is short of justice, political resolve, and collective conscience. We are not experiencing a food shortage. We are living through a humanitarian failure. This report does not merely present numbers. It bears witness to suffering and demands urgent global action.
The recently convened BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in April 2025 failed to issue a joint statement on the bloc’s response to the United States’ protectionist trade policies under President Donald Trump. While the grouping has lofty ambitions to credibly represent the Global South, there are lingering doubts whether the organisation is wavering in establishing a unified direction and purpose with an expanded membership.
Standing beside Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Trump beamed before the cameras, grasping the hand of the man once known for his militant ties and battlefield leadership of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)—a group formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda. It was the first direct encounter between a sitting US president and a Syrian leader since...
African countries often borrow with the broad aim of financing development, yet the actual application of debt proceeds frequently diverges from this intention. The historical record reveals a recurrent failure to convert debt into sustained economic productivity. This raises a fundamental question: Are African states borrowing for transformation, or simply borrowing to survive?
Multiculturalism in Africa refers to the coexistence of diverse cultural, ethnic, and religious groups within a society. In theory, it promotes inclusivity and respect for cultural differences. However, in practice, it can inadvertently uphold patriarchal structures that discriminate against women. Balancing cultural preservation with the enforcement of universal human rights remains a complex challenge. As such, multiculturalism often becomes a tool for the continuation of harmful traditions that oppress women.
In a bold, high-risk move, President Félix Tshisekedi has signed a mineral-for-security agreement with the United States—an audacious pivot that may either ignite a new chapter of sovereignty or deepen the nation’s postcolonial wounds.
Election day is fast approaching in Canada with the two frontrunners Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre engaged in a tight race for the Prime Minister’s seat in Ottawa. Both candidates have made their respective…
In a historic diplomatic breakthrough not seen in over two decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda signed a Declaration of Principles on US soil on 25 April 2025, marking a potential turning point in one of Africa’s most protracted and devastating regional conflicts. Hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, D.C., this high-level event has been heralded as the most significant move towards peace between the two nations since the 2002 Pretoria Accord.
On April 2, 2025, former President Donald Trump announced a universal 10% tariff on all imports. This bold move, designed to make foreign goods more expensive and support domestic U.S. businesses, comes with a complex set of economic consequences.