The Gambia’s democratic transition is facing a litmus test
The upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will be the most consequential in The Gambia's history.
Category Archives: Opinions
We cannot continue to ignore the COVID childcare crisis
Children the world over are suffering.
Pakistan is facing an existential crisis
The IPCC report, warning of melting glaciers, should be a wake-up call for the Pakistani state.
A response to Patrick Gathara’s oped on the Kenya-Somalia dispute
Contrary to claims in the piece, the Kenyan government has acted in good faith in its engagement with the ICJ.
Vaccine equality has to start at home
Poor communities just like poor nations continue to suffer from limited access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Kenya’s cynical offensive against the ICJ
Undermining international institutions comes at a price.
K-pop fans vs Duterte’s Philippines: Why young voters want change
Fans like me are angry. We want a better future and we are critical for voter education before the 2022 election.
African agriculture without African farmers
Mass dispossession of smallholder farmers is not a side effect of the 'African Green Revolution'. It is the whole point.
How international organisations are failing Afghan women
I have heard countless stories of Afghan women desperately reaching out for help and hitting a wall of silence.
The callous cretins who kill during a pandemic
It is high time we make way with euphemisms like 'vaccine hesitant' and call these people what they are.
The past few months have been harrowing for Pakistani women
It feels as though we are experiencing an epidemic of violence against women, but it has always been this way.
The West can help Afghans without recognising the Taliban now
Humanitarian assistance can provide the common ground for engagement between Kabul and the West and save Afghan lives.
The social media blackout: What has the world come to?
The outage of Facebook platforms brought some of us back to what life used to be before social media.
To address malnutrition, we should turn to ‘blue’ foods
A 'blue food revolution' can help turn the tide against climate change and malnutrition.
Lebanon after the Beirut blast: A nation stuck in a moment
Our lives are still defined by what happened during a few moments on that August evening more than a year ago.
Will Trump run again… and win?
All bets are off in the United States where Fear, Rage, and Peril.
Tom Friedman’s tribal tantrum
Worried about the 'tribalisation' of the US? An NYT columnist has a solution for it - a military one.
In journalism, language matters
Much of the liberal Western press, consciously or unconsciously, is helping spread the gospel of white supremacy.
Biden’s actions echo Trump’s isolationism and populism
The sudden withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan shattered the image of inclusive coordination with allies.
Samos: Where Europe lost its values and moral responsibility
A new prison-like camp on the Greek island of Samos marks a dangerous turn of European migration policy.