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DRC: history is repeating itself in Lubumbashi as the world scrambles for minerals to go green

DRC: history is repeating itself in Lubumbashi as the world scrambles for minerals to go green: Lubumbashi is a city in the mineral-rich Katanga region in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Many people might not have heard of it, but Lubumbashi and its surrounding region have been at the centre of …

Being an ‘authentic’ CEO is a job in itself for women

Being an ‘authentic’ CEO is a job in itself for women: Zenzen/Shutterstock Late last year I ended an almost six-year stint as a public- and policy-facing CEO in London to move to the countryside and work part-time. Prior to that, I’d spent three decades rising up the ranks in the media and university leadership. It …

Concerns over pet food and vet costs affordability are as old as pet keeping itself

Concerns over pet food and vet costs affordability are as old as pet keeping itself: Bonnie Kittle|Unsplash Ever since domestic companion animals first became popular in the west, people’s ability to provide for their healthcare needs has been closely linked to their own economic situation. In October 2022, the British animal charity, the RSPCA, reported …

How the Soviet century wrote itself into the Moscow cityscape

How the Soviet century wrote itself into the Moscow cityscape: The phrase “the Soviet century”, which refers to the hundred years following the Russian revolution of 1917, is generally understood to be about the political sphere – at home and beyond. Quite how that translates into the material world though is best appreciated through a …

Eurovision 2023: why the stage itself is the silent star of the contest

Eurovision 2023: why the stage itself is the silent star of the contest: This week, Liverpool stages one of the world’s largest live televised events, the Eurovision Song Contest. I grew up watching it as an annual family get-together. Now, as a lecturer in theatre and scenography – the study and practice of how set, …

Zimbabwe’s ruling party vilifies the opposition as American puppets. But the party itself had strong ties to the US

Zimbabwe’s ruling party vilifies the opposition as American puppets. But the party itself had strong ties to the US: Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressing a rally in Bulawayo recently. Zinyange Auntony/AFP via Getty Images The Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF), which has governed Zimbabwe since independence in 1980, is well known for denouncing the …

Sudan created a paramilitary force to destroy government threats – but it became a major threat itself

Sudan created a paramilitary force to destroy government threats – but it became a major threat itself: The Rapid Support Forces emerged from the Janjaweed militia known for their violent tactics. Scott Barbour /GettyImages Sudan is in crisis. Fighting continues between Sudan’s military leader, Abdelfattah Al-Burhan, and his deputy on Sudan’s ruling council, General Mohamed …

Ukraine war: Russia only hurts itself with its inflammatory discourse on Kazakhstan

Ukraine war: Russia only hurts itself with its inflammatory discourse on Kazakhstan: It has been a turbulent year in Russian-Kazakh relations. Russia’s oil rich neighbour, which straddles central Asia and eastern Europe, started the year by asking for Russia’s help in restoring stability after protests erupted in its major cities. But Vladimir Putin’s invasion of …

London air pollution: expanding the ULEZ is good but it won’t work by itself

London air pollution: expanding the ULEZ is good but it won’t work by itself: According to Mayor of London Saadiq Khan, expanding the ULEZ will 'ensure 5 million more Londoners can breathe cleaner air'. Alena Veasey On November 25 2022 Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, announced plans to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) …

Jews are leaving Russia again – is history repeating itself?

Jews are leaving Russia again – is history repeating itself?: Russia's oldest synagogue in Irkutsk: around 20,000 Russian Jews have left the country since the war with Ukraine started. Shutterstock It’s not the first time that Jews have felt it necessary to flee Russia, but the invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the fourth wave …

State Capture eroded institutions in South Africa. How the revenue service is rebuilding itself

State Capture eroded institutions in South Africa. How the revenue service is rebuilding itself: Shutterstock South Africa’s Revenue Service is one of many state institutions in South Africa that have been fingered in the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. In addition, a special commission established to investigate internal governance at the agency found …

Why UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself

Why UK approach to replacing the Human Rights Act is just as worrying as the replacement itself: The substance of the new bill will make it much more difficult for people like asylum seekers to claim their human rights in the UK. Sean Aiden Calderbank/Shutterstock The Human Rights Act 1998 came into force just over …

Jane Eyre – content warnings are as old as the novel itself

Jane Eyre – content warnings are as old as the novel itself: Granger Historical Picture Archive / Alamy “Read Jane Eyre if you dare” warned papers recently. The Daily Mail had sent a request for information to Salford University and subsequently claimed that the institution had issued “trigger warnings” on a literature module that included …

Immigration: how Scotland sees itself and how migrants actually experience it

Immigration: how Scotland sees itself and how migrants actually experience it: Ame26150/Shutterstock The UK government has come under fire in recent weeks for its “hostile environment” immigration policy, which many consider a contributing factor to the tragic deaths of 27 migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in November. But what about countries which adopt …

The ANC must cleanse itself and reimagine Mandela’s vision of non-racialism, inclusion and democracy

South Africa in the news: The ANC must cleanse itself and reimagine Mandela’s vision of non-racialism, inclusion and democracy: This is a statement by Dr and Mrs Max and Audrey Coleman after being awarded the Order of Luthuli, Silver, from his excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa on 18 November 2021.: “South Africa” – BingNews University of …

Ethiopia’s civil war: Five reasons why history won’t repeat itself

Ethiopia’s civil war: Five reasons why history won’t repeat itself: A cheering crowd surrounds the toppled statue of Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in Addis Ababa following the overthrow of the Ethiopian military regime in 1991. Jerome Delay/AFP via Getty Images One year after the outbreak of civil war in Ethiopia the spectre of …

How COVID caused the Swiss far right to tie itself in knots

How COVID caused the Swiss far right to tie itself in knots: The first COVID-19 case was reported in Switzerland on February 25 2020. Soon after, the country experienced alarmingly high rates of the disease. The Swiss population moves around a lot, crosses borders with neighbouring countries regularly and lives in concentrated areas, none of …