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Ammonium nitrate in Beirut blast was meant for explosives company in Mozambique
The 2750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate that exploded in Beirut, Lebanon on August 4 was a consignment meant for explosives manufacturing company in Mozambique, reports say. Fabrica de Explosivos Mocambique...
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What does it mean to be Ivorian? – Ivoirité, the idea at the bottom of a nation’s wars
Nation-building in the Ivory Coast was always bound to be bumpy. For one thing, the former French colony is just like dozens of other African states – a territory haphazardly carved out for 19th-century...
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From homelessness to BLM protester to Congress: Cori Bush wins Democratic nomination
One time homeless with a destitute family, nurse and Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush is now on her way to Congress after securing the Democratic party nomination in Missouri‘s First District....
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How Jamaica came to have its name
If you are one of those who believe it is in a country’s best interest that it is regarded as a brand, then you would probably hold up Jamaica as a fascinating example of a defined reputation. Jamaica...
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Virginia mayor under fire to resign after joking Biden is going with “Aunt Jemima as VP pick”
A Virginia mayor, Barry Presgraves, is under intense pressure to resign after he posted a racist joke on Facebook intended to mock Joe Biden‘s openness to nominating a Black woman as a running mate....
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Zimbabwe in turmoil: President warns critics as Beenie Man encourages citizens
In a thinly-veiled warning to government critics and opposition parties on Tuesday, Zimbabwe‘s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed that “those who promote hate… will be flushed out.”...
