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Swahili, not French, is the better path for East Africa
Language is the soul of a people. Prioritizing French over Swahili in East Africa undermines cultural identity and regional ties.
Isaac Bagaya
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A brave new world: Are we ready to hand over the reins of power to AI?
Can artificial intelligence be an effective minister or a party leader? We might find out very soon.
By
Ozan Ahmet Cetin
False prophet of peace: Netanyahu’s UNGA speech unmasked
From inflated military claims to distorted humanitarian narratives, Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations continues to conceal the truth of Israel’s actions in Gaza and beyond.
By
Dr. Ramzy Baroud, Romana Rubeo
ICC: Betrayal by creators, an escape route for African member states
The ICC has 125 member states, including 33 African nations, with its headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.
By
Ali Mohamed Farah
The UN at 80: Reflections from a Field Worker
Today, the UN is older, perhaps slower in some parts, bruised by history and weighed down by the expectations of a world in flux. And yet, it is still standing, still trying, still showing up where others will not.
By
Njoya Tikum
Will under-RSF-siege El-Fasher become the next Gaza?
For more than 500 days, nearly 300,000 civilians have been trapped, while over 780,000 people have been forcibly displaced.
By
Mayada Kamal Eldeen
A seismic shift: What comes with AI will not be business as usual
Ozan Ahmet Cetin
Israel, Türkiye, and the challenge of Syria’s post-war stability
Ahmet Arda Sensoy
The Hidden Toll of Climate Change: Kala azar and Schistosomiasis
Dominance to dependence: How the US–China AI race is shaping the future
In the race to master artificial intelligence, the United States and China are not just building faster algorithms; they are constructing rival blueprints for the digital world’s future.
By
Mehmet Emre Kahraman
Erdogan at SCO summit signals Türkiye's new role in Eurasian balancing act
Ankara’s pragmatic diplomacy makes it uniquely placed to act as the bridge between the West and East. Erdogan’s China trip precisely underlined this fact.
By
Djoomart Otorbaev
The world’s media falls silent in solidarity, Gaza’s journalists are silenced forever
Nearly 200 outlets across 50 countries are protesting Israel’s war on journalism. For those of us still reporting under fire in Gaza, solidarity is welcome, but accountability remains absent.
By
Husam Maarouf
Has the West shut the door on Iran nuclear talks in haste?
By invoking the snapback sanctions, the E3 appears to have pushed Tehran into a corner. Can they still find common ground before the 31-day deadline expires?
By
Sabena Siddiqui
UK Muslims targeted in plot that barely made headlines
Why does the UK treat far-right plots against Muslims as minor crime, not terrorism? The silence around Islamophobic violence underlines a chilling double standard in Britain’s media and political response, and risks normalising deadly prejudice.
By
Sunniya Ahmad Pirzada
Myanmar to Gaza: Impotence of courts in preventing genocides and punishing perpetrators
Eight years after Myanmar’s army launched a violent campaign to erase the Rohingya, the global community has done little to bring the perpetrators to book.
By
Natalie Brinham, Maung Zarni
Why the outrage now? Annihilating Gaza was Netanyahu’s endgame from day one
Western leaders knew Israel’s plans for Gaza all along — their outrage now is less about morality than about politics, public pressure, and damage control.
By
Muhammad Shehada
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Story of the Sudan: From a British colony to an independent state
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The limits of global AI control and what it means for the world order
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What's next for Ukraine? Trump and Putin leave the world guessing
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Shuaib Mahomed
Africa’s youth: The powerhouse generation ready to shape the future
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As the world watches, Israel turns Gaza into a land of the ‘walking dead’
Beyond war, Gaza is a living nightmare where humanity is erased, children starve, and the global conscience remains painfully silent.
By
Fawaz Turki
