Cost of living crisis: why plans to reform the Bank of England won’t help it stop spiralling inflation: The Bank of England, London aslysun / Shutterstock The UK cost of living crisis has been building since early 2021. At 10.1%, the current rate of consumer price inflation is the highest in 40 years and the …
Nigeria’s spiralling insecurity: five essential reads: Florian Plaucheur/AFP via Getty Images In recent times, security – or, more accurately, the lack of it – has been one of the most prominent items on the news agenda in Nigeria. Hardly a week goes by without a report of a terrorist attack or cases of kidnap for …
Iraq food protests against spiralling prices echo early stages of the Arab Spring: Unrest over food prices is growing. EPA Iraq has been seeing protesters take to the streets as food prices spiral upwards because of the Ukraine war. Around 500 people protested in Iraq’s southern city of Nasiriyah a few days ago as flour …
Israel was a leader in the COVID vaccination race – so why are cases spiralling there?: Israel has been one of the focal points of the pandemic in 2021 owing to its rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. By late February, authorities had administered at least one dose to 50% of the population, with much of …