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Young people in Nigeria seek freedom from repression and other governance failures. Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeolai/NurPhoto, Getty Images

Nigerian elections: Eight issues young people want the new government to address

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

As Nigeria prepares for the 25 February presidential elections, it’s interesting to consider what young Nigerians are expecting.

14 Febrero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Tope Shola Akinyetun

Free Papua activists protesting in Jakarta, December 2022. AAP

The NZ pilot held hostage in West Papua is the pawn in a conflict only real international engagement can resolve

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

“Phil Mehrtens is the nicest guy, he genuinely is – no one ever had anything bad to say about him”, says a colleague of the New Zealand pilot taken ho...

13 Febrero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Camellia Webb-Gannon

Clash of the tight ends? Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

What to watch for when you are watching the Super Bowl: 5 essential reads

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

The Super Bowl – an annual celebration of advertising, calorific bar food, Roman numerals and occasional on-field action – is upon us, again.

11 Febrero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Matt Williams y 5 más

Photo taken in a refugee camp in Somalia in 2019. Somalia tops the list of the world’s most corrupt countries. sntes/Shutterstock

Corruption and war: two scourges that feed off each other

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

In the world championship of corruption, the competition is fierce. The NGO Transparency International has just published its list of countries accord...

10 Febrero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Bertrand Venard

La jeunesse palestinienne : du désespoir à la violence

(Tiempo de lectura: 5 - 9 minutos)

Au Proche-Orient, l’année 2023 débute dans la violence et fait craindre une escalade. Le 26 janvier, neuf Palestiniens meurent dans le camp de Jénine ...

09 Febrero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Marie Durrieu

Supra Mahumapelo, former premier of North West Province, former president Jacob Zuma and current president Cyril Ramaphosa at an ANC celebration in 2016. Thulani Mbele/Sowetan/Gallo Images/Getty Images

South Africa’s ruling party has favoured loyalty over competence - now cadre deployment has come back to bite it

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Cadre deployment is one of the best-known policies of the African National Congress (ANC), which has governed South Africa since the end of apartheid ...

08 Febrero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Dirk Kotze

Caucusgoers stand beneath the sign for the South Carolina delegation at the Democratic National Convention. Bill Clark /CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images

Diversity and moderation over tradition – why Democrats moved South Carolina to the start of the 2024 presidential campaign

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

The Democratic National Committee approved a proposal on Feb. 4, 2023, that puts South Carolina first on the party’s presidential nominating calendar,...

07 Febrero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Gibbs Knotts y Jordan Ragusa

Parade militaire à Taipei, le 10 octobre 2021. Taïwan se prépare à affronter une invasion chinoise sur mer, dans les airs et aussi sur le territoire de l’île. Jeng Bo Yuan/Shuttterstock

La défense de Taïwan à l’épreuve de la montée en puissance chinoise

(Tiempo de lectura: 5 - 10 minutos)

2023 sera-t-elle l’année d'une grande déflagration dans le détroit de Taïwan ? En tout cas, l’illusion d’un règlement de la question sino-taïwanaise ...

19 Marzo 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Hugo Tierny

Water ATMs were introduced in Ghana - and are changing the way people can access this vital resource

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Universal, safe and reliable water access is a pressing need in the global south. One-quarter of the world’s population don’t currently have access to...

18 Febrero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por La redacción

The Met police force is too big to govern – here’s how it should be broken up

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

In the two weeks since an officer in London’s Metropolitan Police admitted to being a serial rapist, politicians and commentators have called for the ...

02 Febrero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por John Fox

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Les partis politiques qui forment l’opposition de gauche à Emmanuel Macron ont défilé derrière les organisations syndicales. Ici Fabrice Roussel (à gauche) dans le cortège parisien, le 19 janvier. Jeanne Menjoulet/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

Réforme des retraites : quelle stratégie pour les partis de gauche ?

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

En pleine mobilisation contre le projet de réforme des retraites, les partis de gauche sont en mouvement. À entendre les réactions des responsables po...

01 Febrero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Christophe Sente

Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Two years after Myanmar’s coup on February 1 2021, the country’s large and growing resistance forces receive almost no attention outside the country. ...

31 Enero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Nicholas Farrelly y Adam Simpson

RowVaughn Wells, in gray jacket, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is with friends and family members at the conclusion of a candlelight vigil for Tyre, in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 26, 2023. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

As the video goes public of Black police officers in Memphis beating Tyre Nichols to death, it is a stark reminder of George Floyd’s murder by a Minne...

30 Enero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Denise A. Herd

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Morris MacMatzen/EPA-EFE/Valda Kalnina

Ukraine war: why Germany dragged its feet over supplying Leopard tanks to Ukraine

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The decision to provide heavy tanks to Ukraine in significant numbers constitutes a step change in western military support for Ukraine. For the first...

27 Enero 2023
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Christoph Bluth

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Nigerian elections: Eight issues young people want the new government to address

The NZ pilot held hostage in West Papua is the pawn in a conflict only real international engagement can resolve

What to watch for when you are watching the Super Bowl: 5 essential reads

Corruption and war: two scourges that feed off each other

La jeunesse palestinienne : du désespoir à la violence

South Africa’s ruling party has favoured loyalty over competence - now cadre deployment has come back to bite it

Diversity and moderation over tradition – why Democrats moved South Carolina to the start of the 2024 presidential campaign

La défense de Taïwan à l’épreuve de la montée en puissance chinoise

Water ATMs were introduced in Ghana - and are changing the way people can access this vital resource

The Met police force is too big to govern – here’s how it should be broken up

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Réforme des retraites : quelle stratégie pour les partis de gauche ?

Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?

Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US

Ukraine war: why Germany dragged its feet over supplying Leopard tanks to Ukraine

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