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Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has claimed that Israel and the United States failed to achieve their military objectives against Iran, arguing that Washington’s willingness to support a ceasefire reflects what he described as the collapse of their wartime strategy. Speaking during a

Uganda has come under renewed scrutiny after security forces raided the homes of two of the country’s most prominent female democracy advocates, a move critics say reflects growing pressure on government critics as the country moves closer to another election cycle. The

Tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated sharply after Tehran accused Washington of violating the recently brokered ceasefire agreement by carrying out military strikes on Iranian military facilities, warning that the attacks threaten to unravel fragile efforts to stabilize the

Long before the first electric vehicle rolled onto a highway or the phrase “green transition” entered global political speeches, Africa possessed one of the world’s greatest strategic advantages. Beneath its soil lay the minerals that would one day become indispensable to the

When African leaders gather to discuss the continent’s future, the conversation often begins with infrastructure, industrialisation and economic growth. Yet beneath every ambitious development plan lies a more fundamental question—who will provide the capital to build Africa’s future, and under what conditions?

As cargo vessels leave the ports of Mombasa, Durban, Lagos and Alexandria every day, they carry far more than containers filled with manufactured goods, agricultural products and minerals. They also carry the ambitions of a continent seeking a stronger place in the

For decades, the international system largely revolved around a small group of economic and political powers that shaped global finance, trade, diplomacy and development. Many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America participated in that system, but often with limited influence over