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Israel’s war on Gaza shows the ‘civilised’ can be the biggest liars and killers
Israel and its Western allies – including the media – have lied or spread the lies about the occupier’s intentions and its actions against Palestinians
Is this the end of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency?
The West’s actions against Russia since the war in Ukraine could signal an emerging new order that shuns the US for weaponising the dollar
Editorial: The West dithers, but South Africa has to take some responsibility for this wave
We can’t bury our heads in the sand: there is no way to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic other than vaccination. South Africa — and the rest of Africa — still has a long way to go
Excavating the role of Africans in the creation of the modern world
Europe would have been a marginal player in world history without the continent’s natural resources and centuries of cheap African labour
The West owes Africa $100bn (at least) for climate recovery
In fewer than three days, a US citizen emits as much carbon as a person from Chad or Niger does in one year. Such is the asymmetry in culpability for climate change.
Africa’s digital transformation risks becoming trapped in geopolitical competition
As China and the West battle it out for control of Africa’s physical and virtual digital infrastructure, the continent needs to assert its own voice
A new Cold War is coming. Africa should not pick sides
COMMENT: As the US and China battle for global domination, Africa must stand firm, charting its own course