perspectives

Countries around the world are implementing lockdown measures to slow the spread of Covid-19. More than a third of the world’s population...

A future after Covid-19 is a daunting thought. How might we be able to return to normality is an even more daunting question, as the...

As the BBC’s Emily Maitlis said in her refreshingly candid monologue last week, ‘the [Coronavirus] is not a great leveller, the...

Do you remember the surprise when an Ukranian actor won his bid for the presidency, beating his experienced incumbent by a landslide? Or...

On 19th November 2017, Robert Mugabe was removed from power by the Zimbabwean military. This ended his 37 years of dictatorial rule. The...

When looking at South Africa’s recent headlines, it is impossible to miss Jacob Zuma’s frequent appearances. The once ‘people’s...

‘Luanda Leaks’ is the name that has been given to a series of investigations made by the International Consortium of Investigative...

For over twenty years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been plagued by ethnic violence and clashes over resources. Over...

Britain is facing its biggest tea-related crisis since the 1773 Boston tea party fiasco. Kenya is Britain’s biggest supplier of tea yet...

The Nobel Peace Prize has always been shrouded in irony. Alfred Nobel, the inventor of Dynamite, used the prize as an attempt to give his...