What is the ‘nine-dash line’ and what does it have to do with the Barbie movie?
Vietnam’s response to the Barbie movie’s depiction of the South China Sea shows how sensitive these matters are in South East Asia, and especially in Vietnam.
Belgium’s AfricaMuseum has a dark colonial past – it’s making slow progress in confronting this history
The AfricaMuseum in the Tervuren suburb is at the centre of these debates in Belgium. It’s an institution in the process of repairing its troubled history.
Africa’s linguistic diversity goes largely unnoticed in research on multilingualism
This geographic bias is not unique to multilingualism research. It echoes concerns raised in many other scientific fields about the lack of representation of scholars and research locations in the…
Mozambique terror group is strikingly similar to Nigeria’s deadly Boko Haram
Ansar al-Sunna, also called Al-Shabaab Mozambique, is an Islamic extremist movement which has gained prominence in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province
Uganda to host second East African Kiswahili Language Day
Uganda will host the second East African Kiswahili Language Day on July 6-7, 2023. The event will be held in Kampala under the theme "Kiswahili and Multilingualism: Achieving more together."…
Uganda Prisons Service needs Shs 10.8bn to build new wards
The Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Service, Johnson Byabashaija, has warned that prisons across the country will continue to grapple with congestion unless the sector's budget is prioritized. Byabashaija told…
France and Niger Discuss Bilateral Cooperation, Security Challenges in Sahel
Catherine Colonna, France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, met with Hassoumi Massaoudou, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Niger, on July 4, 2023, at the Quai d’Orsay. The…
BKN301 expands into Egypt, eyes growth in fintech sector
BKN301's new office in Cairo will be led by Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya, who has been appointed as the company's new Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
AECID partners with Interior Ministry, UNODC to combat violence against women
The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) has supported the Egyptian Ministry of Interior and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in a two-year project that…
Arab nations have significant potential to invest in green hydrogen and ammonia: Eissa
Investing in green hydrogen energy can have several economic outcomes for the Arab region, says Hesham Eissa
