2024 Senegal election crisis points to deeper issues with Macky Sall and his preferred successor: The botched attempt by Senegalese president Macky Sall to postpone the presidential election has stirred unnecessary tension in an already strained electoral process. The move reflected deeper governance problems in the country. Sall’s decree, subsequently annulled by the Constitutional Council, …
Izikhothane: a deeper history of a South African youth subculture where luxury items are trashed: In South Africa, a skhothane is a young, fashionably dressed black urban resident who engages in destructive conspicuous consumption. This involves regular get-togethers on weekends in which groups of izikhothane – most likely male teenagers – gather to compete in …
Young V&A: Museum of Childhood rebrand excels at playful spaces but misses chances to go deeper: The former Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green has reopened its doors as the newly styled “Young V&A” after a “£13m programme of reimagining”. The new offering marks an effort to embed creativity into the visitor experience, with child-centred …
Teaching the Holocaust through literature: four books to help young people gain deeper understanding: A survey commissioned in 2019 revealed the shocking result that over half of Britons did not know that at least six millions Jews had been murdered during the Holocaust. This result was all the more surprising given the fact that the …
Blaming poor labour conditions in Ghana’s transport sector on ride-hailing companies misses the deeper issues: Ride hailing companies have found success in the transport sector in Ghana. G.KBediako/Wikimedia Commons Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have become ubiquitous in many parts of the world over the past decade. Criticism of their business model has also …
The Conversation goes deeper, here’s how: The Conversation: news by experts “What is The Conversation?” That was the question put to Alastair Campbell on a widely subscribed podcast called The Rest is History that he presents. The former British Prime Minister’s spokesperson had been championing our work. I was delighted that he finds great value …
Ghana’s return to the IMF within three years underscores its deeper economic problems: Various political administrations have failed to prudently manage the economy Getty Images Ghana is again seeking assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to enable the country to meet its payments to the rest of the world and restore the health of …
Retracing Belgium’s dark past in the Congo, and attempts to forge deeper ties: DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Belgian King Philippe toast at an official banquet in Kinshasa. Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga/AFP via Getty Images Belgian King Philippe and his wife Queen Mathilde recently led a delegation on a week-long visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo …
Tanzania’s Hassan has put out positive signals: deeper change is yet to come: Tanzania's President Samia Hassan holds up her COVID-19 vaccination card in July 2021. Photo by Stringer/AFP via Getty Images After the death of President John Magufuli on 17 March 2021, Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan became Tanzania’s sixth president, and the first woman …
AU-EU summit: what stands in the way of a deeper relationship: Shiny backgrounds for photo opportunities figure prominently at the 2022 AU-EU summit in Brussels. Photo by European Union The triennial high-level summits between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) are often criticised as being photo opportunities without substance. Nevertheless, even photo …
Deeper divide: what Kenya’s pandemic school closures left in their wake: Students at a primary school in Nairobi, Kenya, queue to have their temperature taken when public schools fully reopened on 4 January 2021. Gordwin Odhiambo/AFP via Getty Images In Kenya, the pandemic disrupted learning for 15 million students in primary and secondary institutions. Schools …
The NHS is having its worst winter ever – and the reasons run much deeper than COVID: The NHS is going through the worst winter crisis since records began, with waiting times for ambulances, in A&E departments and for elective surgery all longer than ever, leaving thousands of patients suffering in pain and discomfort. Ask …
Scotland won’t prosecute personal possession of class A drugs, but outdated laws prevent deeper reforms: In Scotland, a person in possession of a class A drugs will be issued a police warning in most cases, effectively decriminalising personal possession. This recent announcement comes hard on the heels of a record-high 1,339 drug-related deaths in 2020. …
South Africa in the news: Record Cases Across U.S.; IMF Sees Deeper Slowdown: Virus Update: Signs of a worsening outbreak across the U.S. rattled markets, with states including Florida, California and Texas setting daily records for infections. Australia’s Victoria state has recorded 33 new …: “South Africa” – BingNews Fireside vigil for As One’s World …
South Africa in the news: Record Cases Across U.S.; IMF Sees Deeper Slowdown: Virus Update: Signs of a worsening outbreak across the U.S. rattled markets, with states including Florida, California and Texas setting daily records for infections. Australia’s Victoria state has recorded 33 new …: “South Africa” – BingNews Fireside vigil for As One’s World …
Beer has a sexism problem and it goes much deeper than chauvinistic marketing: Shutterstock When CAMRA, the UK real ale campaign group, decided to ban beers with sexist names and labels from the Great British Beer Festival this summer, the responses were quite predictable. Liberal newspaper The Guardian celebrated the decision to call time on …
France and Italy: a deeper rift over Europe lies behind the current crisis: France and Italy are in a diplomatic crisis, provoked by a recent meeting between Italy’s deputy prime minister, Luigi Di Maio, and representatives of the French Gilets Jaunes protest movement. Di Maio has expressed his support for the Gilets Jaunes as they …
Flight Wine School – Diving Deeper: Not Your Grandmother’s Chardonnay – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-10-27 16:00:00 in United States Why does this wine inspire such love or hate among wine drinkers? And did you know a Chablis is always chardonnay? Strip away the myths and the stereotypes and one may be …