Africa

The forest fires that have ravaged Kabylia and some regions of Greece are extremely violent, touching people in their flesh and claiming many victims. A human and environmental drama that the international community must intensify its mobilization. A surge of…

The world looks the other way. There are hundreds of sub-Saharan migrants stranded on the Libya-Tunisia border. They were pushed to the border area by the Tunisian police, but are not allowed to enter Libya. 140 of them are camped…

Countries across Africa recently took a major step towards economic independence from the West by launching an insurance system that will allow them to conduct inter-state trade without the involvement of the US dollar or other Western currencies. This could…

Countries across Africa recently took a major step towards economic independence from the West by launching an insurance system that will allow them to conduct inter-state trade without the involvement of the US dollar or other Western currencies. This could…

Now that the fisheries agreement between the European Union and Morocco has expired, there are no moral or legal arguments left to maintain any economic activity in Western Sahara. The status of a Non-Self-Governing Territory in the face of Moroccan…

What do Argentina and South Sudan have in common? At first glance, nothing. While one has a vast territory – it is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world – the African nation could fit in the territory of two…

In 2019, Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, launched a campaign to plant 6 billion trees as part of the so-called Green Legacy initiative. The initiative is part of the government’s policies to combat climate change and achieved, in…

Being gay in rural Namibia – The story of Owen Sinengela In certain parts of Namibia, a man who exhibits feminine behaviour is subjected to derogatory names such as “moffie” or “eshenge.” These were the names that Owen Sinengela (30)…

Adeline Umukunzi, a 28-year-old mushroom farmer from Musanze, a district about 100 kilometres north of the capital, Kigali, is convinced that women have often been the invisible faces of agribusiness in Rwanda. By Aimable Twahirwa “Women have always played a…

The framework of our civilization is premised on the destruction of the planet. This article is an edited version of a speech the author delivered at Health of Mother Earth Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Conference with the theme ‘Advancing Environmental Justice…