Opinion

Wed, 23 Jul 2025, 09:29 am

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Opinion

Resource-rich, but poor

AHUNNA Eziakonwa, Director, United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Africa, in her recent blog asked, ‘Why is the continent with 60 per cent of the world’s arable land unable

Monarchs belong in dustbin of history

THE fawning adulation of Queen Elizabeth in the United States, which fought a revolution to get rid of the monarchy, and in Great Britain, is in direct proportion to the

Challenges of approaching Santal governance system

MD MOTIUR Rahman and his research team deserve accolades for their work, ‘Customary Institutions, Judiciary Structure and the Laws of Santal: Contemporary Challenge and Reality’. A book published by the

Pakistan’s climate catastrophe

The inaction of developed countries could cost us the world, writes Robert Sandford MONSOON flooding has occurred often in Pakistan but never to the catastrophic extent presently happening. A distinguishing feature

Standard Arabic, Darija, French or English?

A conflict rooted in identity is currently gaining traction in Morocco. It began with demands to relieve the ‘burden’ of Fusha (classical Arabic) by implementing a linguistic ‘shift’, thus allowing

The historic collapse of journalism

I HAVE never gotten over a story The New York Times ran in its Sunday magazine back in May 2016. Maybe you will remember the occasion. It was a lengthy

Peace talks essential as war rages on in Ukraine

SIX months ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. The United States, NATO and the European Union wrapped themselves in the Ukrainian flag, shelled out billions for arms shipments, and imposed draconian sanctions

Brewing pandemic pestilence

Where does the pandemic come from? THE 2020 coronavirus plague has three possible origins. It could be an accidental release from the Virology Laboratory in Wuhan, China, though similar ‘biosafety’

How bad can it get?

HOW bad can it (climate change) get? The sky’s the limit! No pun intended. Still, the general public is tired of negative articles about climate change. It turns them off.

Islamist paramilitaries gain ground in Africa

Western focus on Ukraine has eclipsed reporting on escalating Jihadist activity across the Sahel and East Africa, writes Paul Rogers TOWARDS the end of the chaotic and violent departure of US