The world’s next crisis: drought and famine in the Horn of Africa
There are warnings that the humanitarian caseload could exceed the Syrian crisis.
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Oscar Pistorius verdict raises the bar for South Africa’s judiciary
What happens to Pistorius now? And what are the legal implications?
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Who’ll be Robert Mugabe’s successor?
The internal jousting to suceed Mugabe at the top is well underway - but there is little prospect of Zanu-PF…
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Thatcher’s top secret plan to destabilise the Ethiopian government
Newly-released documents show that in 1985, the PM wrote to the Foreign Office seeking action on the Marxist and pro-Soviet…
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Hostages released and over 20 dead in Mali terror attacks
There are also reports of a suicide bombing in Cameroon, and a high security alert in Brussels.
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Why it matters that Egyptians are being priced out of marriage
Expensive marriage arrangements and social conservatism put matrimony out of reach for many young people in Egypt, which has serious…
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With the latest deal on migration, Europe is wooing Africa’s dictators
The agreements made at the Malta summit reveal that European leaders have decided that it is prudent to live with…
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Mohamed Soltan, the Egyptian activist who spent 400 days on hunger strike in prison
The activist, who spent over 16 months on hunger strike in an Egyptian jail, was released earlier this year after giving up…
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