The AU should not be legitimising an apartheid state
Apartheid Israel should not enjoy African recognition, just as apartheid South Africa did not.
Category Archives: Opinions
How Boric’s new social contract in Chile can succeed
By introducing principles of fiscal progressivity into its constitution, Chile can end the vicious cycle of inequality.
Why have civilians welcomed the recent coups in West Africa?
West Africans are punishing corrupt political elites by ascribing legitimacy to military juntas.
Conservative book bans are part of GOP’s fascist turn
The bans against CRT and The 1619 Project are not just conservative, but fascist in their motivations and effect.
How a Palestinian academic defeated a campaign to silence her
Shahd Abusalama's case demonstrated the precarious situation Palestinian academics face in the UK.
How AFCON proved its critics wrong
Ahead of the African Cup of Nations, racist predictions of a sporting disaster abounded. But they were all wrong.
Israel’s apartheid and the myth of the democratic Jewish state
Israel's strategy of throwing anti-Semitism accusations at those calling it an apartheid state is doomed to fail.
Canada’s capital is being held hostage by extortionists
And they will soon take over the Conservative Party as well.
Kenyan youth are not to blame for their election apathy
For decades, elections have hardly made a difference in curbing violent plunder by Kenya's ruling class.
Is a rift between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban imminent?
Tensions over border demarcation and TTP violence may damage relations between Islamabad and Kabul.
Norway must stop violating Indigenous rights
Climate change action must not be used to encroach on Indigenous lands and destroy Indigenous livelihoods.
The death of an inconvenient Palestinian
Last month, an elderly Palestinian man's death in Israeli custody unexpectedly became an inconvenience to governments.
British democracy is on the edge
What is at stake may not be the end of democracy, but a decline into semi-democracy is certainly on the cards.
The West should not continue to support Tunisia’s new dictator
The birthplace of the Arab Spring is now an autocracy and Western democracies helped it get there.
A tribute to a human rights defender killed by Myanmar’s junta
Pu Tui Dim was an unsung hero of our people’s revolution against military dictatorship.
Biden’s gambit in Ukraine is a risky gamble
Biden's strategy to whip war threat frenzy will not help contain Russia.
Is there a weakness in NATO’s Eastern flank?
Despite differences in rhetoric towards Russia, NATO's Eastern members will all fall in line on the Ukraine crisis.
How the Sue Gray report may (or may not) lead to a new British PM
Boris Johnson is running out of excuses.
Justice is the only answer to Myanmar’s bloody military reign
The international community must continue its efforts to investigate and prosecute the Myanmar army's crimes.
In Cameroon’s Ebo Forest, the Oscar should not go to DiCaprio
It was not DiCaprio's tweets, but the work of the local Banen communities that saved the precious Ebo Forest.