India's Women Peacekeepers Inspire Women In Conflict Zones, Enhance Protection

(MENAFN- IANS) United Nations, Oct 28 (IANS) India's women peacekeepers inspire women in conflict zones and improve civilian protection, the UN Peacebuilding Commission was told.Indian women peacekeepers, who were pioneers in the UN mission...

Trump, Xi and the politics of tactical peace

Diplomacy, when stripped of ceremony and handshakes, is really about leverage. And this week in Kuala Lumpur, Donald Trump appears to have rediscovered the old craft of using pressure to invite cooperation. The US President, now again playing the...

India must participate in the International Stabilisation Force in Gaza. But some lessons need to be kept in mind

It is now well known that US President Donald Trump has outlined a 20-point plan for peace and reconstruction in the Gaza Strip. The 15th point in Trump’s plan to end the Gaza conflict specifies the establishment of an International Stabilisation...

Playing the Game of Racial Roulette

A widespread racist belief in America and Europe, especially on college campuses, is that white Americans and Europeans are genetically and culturally predisposed to colonialism, oppression, racism, and other injustices. The converse belief is...

NPA Launches Five-Year Strategic Plan to Overhaul Liberia’s Ports

Monrovia—The National Port Authority (NPA) has officially launched its Five-Year Strategic Plan (2025–2030), a transformative blueprint valued at US$550 million that seeks to overhaul Liberia’s entire maritime and logistics sector. By Francis G....

Koyo Kouoh’s Final Lesson on Pan-African Solidarity

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Canterbury Fails

When it was announced in October that the next archbishop of Canterbury would be a woman with progressive views on homosexuality and abortion, social media erupted with a combination of outrage, congratulations, derision, and triumph. A few days...

Raquel: I no longer connect with my old name, I have a new name

AFTER eight years away from the spotlight, Ghanaian singer Raquel is back—this time with a new name, new music and a brand-new mindset. The Sweetio hitmaker has rebranded as Elia-Naa, a name that symbolises a clean slate and a bold new chapter in...

Red China’s green fiction

“China is quietly saving the world from climate change,” declared liberal economics blogger Noah Smith.“The United States — the country that defeated the Axis, fed the world with the Green Revolution, and did so much to promote global growth and...

Procurement and social contract in western and central Africa: Building trust under pressure

Procurement as a mirror of fragility Public procurement in Western and Central Africa is where commitments result in functional roads that hold up during rainy seasons, clinics that operate as scheduled, and services delivered on time. When those...

WEST AFRICAN MUSIC: THE SOUNDTRACK OF GLOBAL HUMANITY

This Black History Month 2025, historian and ethnomusicologist Archbishop Doye T. Agama releases “The Story of West African Music,” a groundbreaking exploration of how West African sounds have shaped global culture. Unlike previous works focusing...

QatarEnergy acquires stake in Egypt offshore concession

QatarEnergy has acquired a 40% stake in the North Rafah block, offshore Egypt The transaction was recently approved by the government of Egypt, with Eni retaining the remaining 60% interest as operator. The North Rafah offshore block is located in...

A promise to chimps: Kenyan sanctuary carries forward Jane Goodall’s mission

A chimpanzee eats bananas in the Ol Pejeta Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Laikipia County, Kenya, Oct. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Guang) NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | After the death of Jane Goodall, a primatologist widely celebrated for her lifelong efforts to...

Enforcement and recovery: the theory and practice of investor–state arbitration awards

Introduction This chapter considers the theory of enforcement and recovery of both International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and non-ICSID awards in municipal courts in disputes involving states. As the number of...

Financing Nature Conservation: Will the Tropical Forest Forever Facility Finally Do It?

At the 1992 Rio Earth Summit in Brazil, the nations of the world agreed as part of the Forest Principles to provide financial resources for conservation efforts in developing countries with significant forest areas. Yet for more than three...

Copper to hold gains in 2026 as mine disruptions fuel deficit: Reuters poll

By Eric Onstad and Noel John LONDON/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Analysts have hiked their price forecasts for copper next year after a series of mine disruptions fuelled worries about shortages and market deficits, a Reuters poll shows.. Benchmark copper...

Australia’s tropical forests now emit CO₂, clouding the COP30 talks

Australia’s tropical forests are the world’s first to flip a worrisome switch. The forests are now putting more carbon into the atmosphere than they are taking out, researchers report in the Oct. 16 Nature. That switch is a clanging alarm bell for...

Why did Gaza genocide not spur a global crisis of consciousness?

Israel has already killed nearly 100 and wounded over 300 Palestinians since 'peace' was declared on 11 October, writes Yazan al-Saadi. [Getty] “Life always takes the side of life, and somehow the victims are blamed. But it wasn't the BEST people...

Dan Nlundulu kickstarting career with St Mirren move

St Mirren striker Dan Nlundulu(Image: Russell Cheyne/Shutterstock) Dan Nlundulu says moving to St Mirren has kickstarted his career. The Buddies forward put pen to paper on a deal after leaving Sky Bet League One side Bolton Wanderers. He has been...

Former colonialists must face the bill – an international survey on reparations

Africans are making a renewed and united call for reparations from former colonial powers who profited from centuries of slavery, exploitation and underdevelopment. A new survey on the topic: «Attitude of people in Africa to the initiative to...