Ghana, Nigeria to invest in non-oil sector- Envoy
Mukaila Ola The Ghana High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Rashid Bawa on Thursday revealed plans by his country and Nigeria…
The crisis in Ukraine is not about Ukraine. It’s about Germany
By Mike Whitney “The primordial interest of the United States, over which for centuries we have fought wars– the First,…
Investigation: How FBI, U.S Prosecutors convicted Nigerian on frame-up charges (1)
By Abdallah el-Kurebe It is common perception that the US justice system is fair and just. This investigation, based on…
Ukraine defies Russia, enacts new security strategy in line with NATO, EU standards
•Strategy aims to improve security in line with NATO and EU standards •President Zelensky declared Feb. 16 as Day of…
The West – united on Ukraine, divided on Russia
•Western disagreements on the Russian military escalation in Eastern Europe play into Putin’s hand. By Marwan Bishara After months of…
Canada: Justin Trudeau’s crackdown on protests could make things worse
•By seeking to curb free speech, he will aggravate Canada’s divisions CANADA’S REPUTATION for impeccable politeness is taking a knocking. In…
Africa is beset with coups and conflicts: how the trend can be reversed
By Adem K Abebe On the evening of 15 February 2022, reports emerged that key police and military officials in Djibouti were…
The US sanctions toolkit can no longer hold off global challengers
By Howard W. French On Christmas Eve in 2002, I was suddenly dispatched from my base in Tokyo, where I…
The US is facing a Sputnik Moment in the international economy
•Beijing is ahead in the race for establishing a global digital currency standard By Robert Murray At the Beijing Olympics—in…
The trouble with drought as an explanation for famine in the Horn and Sahel of Africa
By William G. Moseley In early February 2022, the World Food Programme announced that 13 million people in the Horn of…