On August 25th, Emmanuel Macron arrived in Algeria, five years after his last visit to the North African ex-colony. The goal of this three-day visit, which saw the French president accompanied by a delegation of over 90 politicians, businessmen, and intellectuals – including many bi-nationals – was to repair Franco-Algerian
The idea that the United States is based on Christianity, and, therefore, that Christianity should direct all of its policies has been a fringe belief for many decades, but the rise of far-right extremism has seemingly paved the way for the concept to become mainstream. Top-level Republicans are now echoing
At the eighth convening of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), Japan announced a pledge of over 30 billion dollars in aid to the continent. The contributions will aim to alleviate food security challenges, support post-pandemic growth and finance the development of more robust regional economies. Japanese Prime
A Palestinian aid worker has been sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison on counts of terrorism by an Israeli court. Mohammed al-Halabi, a former Gaza director of the major Christian aid charity World Vision, is alleged to have diverted funds of up to $50 million to the
The Director of the World Health Organisation General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggests that the shortage of international interest in Tigray’s humanitarian crisis is due to skin colour. This came at a briefing during which the Tigray-born Chief questioned why there is not as much coverage of the crisis in Tigray
Less than a month after U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, the U.S. Navy sent the warships USS Chancellorsville and USS Antietam through the Taiwan Strait. The U.S. considers the strait international waters, a claim that China disputes, and has conducted other freedom of navigation manoeuvres in
