A new generation committed: Volunteers serving their communities

Blog Raphael Mavambu 8 October 2025 In August 2025, Greenpeace Africa led an exceptional expedition to the heart of the Congo Basin, to the villages of Lokolama and Penzélé, as well as to Mbandaka, in Equateur Province. Raphael Mavambu 26 August...

Rajnath Singh proposes '4C' approach for rule-breaking nations threatening peace

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called out countries that openly violate international laws and undermine global institutions, warning that such conduct threatens world stability and the very foundations of peacekeeping. Speaking at the...

The CIA secretly created an undetectable ‘heart attack gun’

Get We Are The Mighty’s Weekly Newsletter Military culture and entertainment direct to your inbox with zero chance of a ‘Reply All’ incident The Cold War must have been an amazing time to be a weapons manufacturer for the U.S. government. Like...

Liberia: Citizens in Liberia’s Capital Beg for Quiet as Environment Protection Authority Promises Crackdown on Noise Pollution

At 3 a.m. Richedna Kpanneh Tobii finally opened her books. The 21-year-old university student had learned that her densely populated neighborhood of Lakpazee, with more than 160,000 people, was only quiet enough for her to study in the middle of...

Black Women’s Magic

Whether you think of culture in the United States as a “melting pot,” a “salad bowl,” a “mosaic,” or some other metaphor, it’s clear that the dominant artistic, culinary, and social norms of the United States are widely varied, and many can be...

Economists Warn Mineral-Backed Debt Plan Could Deepen Zimbabwe’s Fiscal Woes

Government’s latest attempt to tackle Zimbabwe’s ballooning external debt may be walking a fine line between innovation and risk, Mining Zimbabwe reports. By Ryan Chigoche This comes as Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion...

The bizarre 8,850 km phenomenon in the Atlantic that keeps expanding

From high above Earth, satellites have captured a sight so extraordinary that scientists initially thought it was a camera malfunction. Across the deep blue expanse of the Atlantic Ocean stretches a colossal brown ribbon, twisting and turning for...

Import-reliant Gabon gets taste for local beef

The rib eye steak that Matthieu Msellati was tucking into at a restaurant in Tchibanga in southwestern Gabon unusually came from a cattle ranch less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) away. Eating locally sourced food is still a rarity in the oil-rich...

Inside Alteia Fund: Kevin Ramsamy's Vision for Africa's Trade Finance Future

Trade finance rarely makes headlines, but it underpins the global economy. By some estimates, more than 80 percent of world trade relies on it. In Africa, however, the African Development Bank (AfDB) puts the trade finance gap at roughly $81...

Commentary: The Pieces of Trump’s Peace

by Victor Davis Hanson What did Donald Trump do differently to obtain at least temporary calm in the Middle East compared to the failed efforts of past administrations, foreign powers, and the United Nations? Let us count ten different approaches....

Sir Edward’s updates design after 7.4% sales growth

Blended Scotch whisky Sir Edward’s has reported year-on-year growth for the past three years, including a high single-digit increase in 2024. The Scotch brand has enjoyed YOY growth for three years Sir Edward’s, owned by La Martiniquaise-Bardinet,...

How a tourism mega project threatens Egypt’s UNESCO candidate

Greek politicians make no secret of their opposition to a resort under construction near an ancient Orthodox monastery in Egypt’s Sinai desert. Now there is a new target: Cairo’s candidate to lead the United Nations culture agency, UNESCO. The...

For a decade, ‘Sounds of Little Haiti’ spotlights Haitian music in Miami

For the past ten years, a courtyard in Little Haiti has served as a steady stage where Haitian music and community life meet. “Sounds of Little Haiti,” held at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex every third Friday of each month, has grown from a...

Office Hours with Professor Roberto Saba: Emancipation, Imperialism, and Latinidad in Trump’s America

c/o Roberto Saba Roberto Saba is an Associate Professor of American Studies, History, and Latin American Studies at Wesleyan. He is also the author of the book “American Mirror: The United States and Brazil in the Age of Emancipation.” The Argus:...

The bold model stopping deforestation in its tracks

Rainforests are powerful carbon sinks and crucial to climate stability. A pioneering effort to protect them involves providing cash to forest communities so they don’t need to accept offers from loggers The first time the loggers came to Saipa’s...

The Songs Of Faith: How Drums And Dance Can Bridge Heaven And Earth

When people say they “lose themselves in music,” it can describe the spiritual-like experience of entering a trance or altered state evoked by rhythm or melody. In various cultures and faith traditions, music acts as a bridge to spirituality....

LG Electronic's operating profit down year-on-year, but better than expectations

Published: 13 Oct. 2025, 19:00 The photo shows LG Electronics’ headquarters in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul on July 5, 2024. [YONHAP] LG Electronics reported an operating profit of 688.9 billion won ($482.7 million) for the third quarter...

Victor Hanson: The Pieces Of Trump's Peace

Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, What did Donald Trump do differently to obtain at least temporary calm in the Middle East compared to the failed efforts of past administrations, foreign powers, and the United Nations? Let...

After globalization: three photographs

“Globalization” is giving way to fragmentation, and a new geopolitical landscape is taking shape. Three widely discussed photographs in the media showcased the fundamental characteristics of this transformation. By Ergin YILDIZOGLU Join us on...

Declining profits and rising costs chase foreign banks out of Africa

Foreign banks are pulling out of Africa after decades of operations saddled by declining profit and rising operational costs reflecting the continent’s changing investment landscape and the diminishing appeal in the financial services sector....