In today’s major global conflicts – in Palestine, Ukraine and Sudan – the UN’s role has largely been in the area of a ...

An oil boom is reshaping Guyana’s future. Ben Jacob traces the country’s long history of colonial exploitation from Britain’s sugar factory to Exxon’s oil fields. Georgetown, the capital city of ...

Palestine’s poets, novelists, musicians and journalists have not only voiced their people’s liberation struggle but also driven it. Decca Muldowney charts their role in resisting annihilation and ...

Their lives are deeply entwined with the river Ganges, but Varanasi’s mallah community say they have been overlooked, reports Uday Narayanan. Varanasi, India. ‘Hum paani ke jeev hain. We are creatures ...

The law boosts deforestation and endangers land defenders, but resistance is growing writes Vanessa Baird. While Brazil and Colombia are winning plaudits for reducing their rates of deforestation, ...

From arms deals to surveillance tech exchanges, Yara Hawari explains how alliances are fostered between Israel and Arab governments. Since the Israeli regime unleashed an unprecedented attack on the ...

As COP28 winds down, Hamza Hamouchene sounds the alarm about the dark side of climate capitalism. It now has another claim to fame however, as just six miles away from the town is one of the biggest ...

It was a movement that reverberated on campuses from Cape Town to Oxford. Musawenkosi Cabe speaks to activists who were part of the high-profile push to decolonize universities and challenge white ...

Can you really put a price on nature? Anthony Lang’at reports on a controversial scheme seen as innovative and beneficial by some and carbon colonialism by others. With majestic Mount Kenya to its ...

Carbon offsets are not a solution. There are no quick fixes, time to ditch the guilt and get active argues Adam Ma’anit. Gabon is a good example of why judging how well a country is doing by ...

Could a Kenyan court case point the way towards a more just tax system? Amy Hall investigates. ‘I’m looking forward to resilient and self-reliant African countries that are using the revenue that they ...