Africa’s young “generation hustle” hits the big time
She is training to be a seamstress four days a week and works as a cook on two other days. In between, Grace Garus Dalop find...
Egypt and Jordan are struggling to make themselves useful to Donald Trump
THE FIRST time was an honour. King Abdullah of Jordan was the first Arab leader invited to meet Donald Trump at the White Hou...
Rwanda tightens its grip over eastern Congo
Rulers of the Democratic Republic of Congo have rarely, if ever, fully controlled the east of Africa’s second-largest country...
Sudan’s national army is on the brink of retaking the capital
It was the first time the militia commander had been seen in public for months. “Please don’t listen to any rumour-mongers,” ...
Syria’s next steps towards a new order
Almost three months have passed since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s decaying regime in Syria, and a raft of self-imposed ...
For Donald Trump, South Africa is DEI in the form of a country
One of the first things Donald Trump did on retaking office was to halt America’s programme to settle refugees. That is bad n...
Hizbullah’s decline is a boon for Lebanon’s new government
THE BILLBOARDS are the same as before. Drive from the airport into Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, and leaders of Hizbullah, the a...
Homs’s troubles show the challenges facing Syria’s leaders
The city of Homs in central Syria has long held a unique position in the Syrian psyche. Home to a mix of ethnic groups, it be...
How to go from fish lover to fish farmer
AFTER you travel away from shore on a speedboat for about 40 minutes, Lake Volta, the largest man-made lake in Africa, feels ...
Israel mounts an attack on Palestinian intellectual life
On a busy thoroughfare in East Jerusalem, the predominantly Palestinian part of the city, sits a literary oasis. The Educatio...