What lies behind the war in Tigray?
By Asafa Jalata At the core of the current war between the Ethiopian central government and the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front is the realignment of politics and the contest for political hegemony. In my view, it is about Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed allying with the...
Why are major tech companies being sued for their role in the cobalt trade?
By Ben Goldson Some of the world’s most powerful companies are being sued on behalf of child labourers either maimed or killed while mining for cobalt, bringing attention to the methods by which the valuable mineral is extracted for global consumption. In a historic...
Do Chinese aid projects in Africa make corruption worse?
By Jetson Leder-Luis Development aid is a potentially powerful tool for promoting economic growth among the world’s poor. However, development aid is plagued by corruption as Jetson Leder-Luis explains. Development aid is a potentially powerful tool for promoting...
After Mugabe, who will hold power in Zimbabwe?
By David B. Moore David B. Moore previews the Zimbabwe general election as the African nation looks forward to life without Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF hope a credible victory in the July 30 election will legitimise...
100,000 bombs later, why is the Islamic State still active?
By Paul Rogers Islamic State has survived 100,000 bombs and missiles and is still active, but why? Paul Rogers investigates. Shortly after the fall of the Syrian city of Raqqa in October 2017 – the centre of the Islamic State (IS) caliphate – US President Donald Trump...
Peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia, explained
By Martin Plaut After twenty years of conflict Eritrea and Ethiopia have finally made peace. Martin Plaut explains how it happened and what this means now for the two countries. This week Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed visited neighbouring Eritrea, to be greeted...
Why have food security projects failed in rural Africa?
By Terrence Leahy Terrence Leahy discusses issues of food security and farming in rural Africa and how to address them. Over the last fifteen years my academic work and my field trips have focussed on food security projects in the rural areas of Southern and Eastern...
Q+A: Does the West’s oil consumption fuel dictatorships?
How do most of what we buy and consume help create wars as well as prop up dictatorships and systems of oppression? How can we change this? Maria Armoudian talks to Leif Wenar about blood oil and consumer choice. Leif Wenar is a chair of philosophy and law at Kings...
What have we learned from past genocides? 🔊
Scholars of genocide have identified nearly three-dozen situations around the world that could be considered pre-genocidal. These are states that could attempt to annihilate their ethnic and religious minorities. What have we learned from past genocides, including the...Subscribe by Email
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