Category Archives: Africa

Four Novelists, One Ocean: How Indian Ocean Literature Can Remap the World

Another book to add to the to-read pile, Charne Lavery’s Rewriting Ocean Worlds, about four novelists who center their work on the Indian Ocean and its environs.

Why What’s Going on Right Now at the WTO Matters

Besides the crucial COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver, far more is at stake at this WTO ministerial than is generally known.

US Leads Sanctions Killing Millions to No End

Food crises, stagnation and price increases are worsening. Sanctions against Russia hurt those relying on wheat and fertilizer imports.

Michael Hudson: Is US/NATO (with WEF Help) Pushing for a Global South Famine?

Are the coming famines in Africa and parts of Asia an accident or design?

What to Know about Monkeypox (So Far)

Symptoms and progression, spread, clades, mortality, R, community spread, mode(s) of transmission. And summer festivals.

Rising Cereal Prices and Political Violence in The Croplands of Africa

This column shows that rising cereal prices pose an elevated risk of violence in Africa, where agriculture represents a large share of the economy

Out of Africa: Rich Continent, Poor People

A new book documents the scale and mechanism of the looting of Africa.

Fresh Signs of Mosquito Insecticide Resistance in South Africa

South Africa could soon join the list of countries that have relegated malaria to history – although this post highlights the worrying possibility that a spike in malaria cases might occur, as a consequence of insecticide resistance

UN Report: Humanity Must Change The Way it Assesses and Responds to Risk, Else We Face a ‘Spiral of Self Destruction’

The UNDRR presents a drastic rethink of the approach to diaster risk reduction. Alas, current leaders and elites aren’t up to the task.

Protecting Biodiversity – and Making it Accessible – Has Paid Off for Costa Rica

Ample biodiversity fosters ecotourism, provided it is paired with access to good infrastructure. Both factors are necessary to attract tourists.

Why Birds Migrate Vast Distances – and How you Can Help During Their Breeding Season

It’s spring migration season, with birds resident returning from winter sojourns in warmer climes to their summer breeding sites. The post includes some suggestions on how you can help the birds.

India: Pursuing its National Interest in the Multipolar World

The U.S. botches its India diplomacy as it fails to comprehend Delhi’s understanding of the new realities of the emerging multipolar world.

Russia’s War with Ukraine: Five Reasons Why Many African Countries Choose to Be ‘Neutral’

Why African countries have chosen to be ‘neutral’ on the issue of Russia’s war with Ukraine.

War or Peace, Barbarism or Hope: War Threatens World with Stagflation

A short hisory of stagflation and why it’s a pressing risk now.