BioNTech unveils plans for container vaccine factories in Africa
•Facilities will be able to make various mRNA-based vaccines, including Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 jab, says German firm By Gökhan Ergöçün German…
Scenario analysis on a Ukrainian insurgency
Summary Russia looks likely to invade Ukraine in the coming weeks, if not days. The number of forces Russia has…
Ukraine Crisis: As oil nears $100, Saudis snub US, stick to OPEC-Russian Pact
•Saudi officials say they won’t pump more oil to ease prices, despite U.S. calls for more crude By Benoit Faucon and Summer…
President Biden Warns Putin, Says NATO Ready To Respond
Jude Johnson President Joe Biden delivered his yet another to Vladimir Putin saying that the U.S. was not seeking confrontation…
US Ambassador breaks ground for Nigeria’s A-29 Super Tucano Air base
Ngozi James United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard and Brigadier General Thomas Tickner has visited Kainji Air Force…
Decade-high food prices drive poverty and unrest in Africa
•Africans face a wave of inflation causing food insecurity, driving some to emigrate to escape the spiralling cost of living…
France hosts summit on Mali, considers troops withdrawal
•Belgium excludes deployment of troops to Mali for now By Sylvie Corbet France is hosting a summit on Wednesday devoted…
Henry Kissinger: How the Ukraine crisis ends
•To settle the Ukraine crisis, start at the end By Henry A. Kissinger (first published March 5, 2014) Public discussion on…
Vlad the Imperial
By Yusuf Ibrahim Bako Putin has flexed his strategy in a remarkable stroke of gamesmanship, for all intents and purposes…
Russia and Ukraine are trapped in medieval myths
•A shared past underpins—and worsens—the conflict. By Kristaps Andrejsons There are plenty of economic and security explanations for the Ukraine crisis.…