Looking Back, Facing Forward as Nigeria Decides

Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA 15 Feb 2023 (IDN) — It’s hard to imagine that it’s nearly eight years since. This time in 2015, I was over the moon with the prospects of a general election that was certain to end the […]

Growing Violence as Nigerian Election Nears

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | LAGOS (IDN) — Election Day is around the corner in Nigeria and it’s approaching with new and troubling reports of violent attacks on candidates and their supporters. Over the weekend (February 11-12), supporters of candidate Peter Obi reported being threatened by vandals carrying machetes and other […]

South Africa in ‘State of Disaster’ As Power Shutdowns Grow

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | PRETORIA (IDN) — No lights, no water. Living in South Africa is no picnic today. In his recent State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged crippling power shutdowns, which threaten the country’s economy and security and undermine daily life in the continent’s leading industrial […]

How Israel Lost Its Way

By Alon Ben-Meir* This article is one of a series of three; the second one will address how the Palestinians lost their way as well; the third article recommends an urgently needed reality check by both sides to avert catastrophic developments. NEW YORK (IDN) — Seventy-five years after its creation, Israel is now raising the […]

US Re-Launches Military Alliance with Philippines

By Thalif Deen NEW YORK (IDN) — When Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was presiding over a right-wing authoritarian regime in the Philippines (1965-1986), the United States was one of his closest political and military allies. After a long break of successive regimes, where the US was cold-shouldered, the Biden administration re-launched in January 2023 its military […]

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