Day: May 17, 2026

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S REMARKS ON THE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN DRC AND UGANDA

“In my capacity as African Union Champion on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, I commend the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda for their swift leadership and transparency in declaring the Ebola Virus Disease outbreaks of the Bundibugyo strain in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in […]

IT’S TIME TO PUT A REAL SOLUTION FOR SOUTHWEST ASIA ON THE TABLE

In little more than one week, on May 26, China, as the rotating chair of the United Nations Security Council, will convene a meeting under the theme “Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening the UN-Centered International System.” The meeting will occur with the world at a historical branching point, creating […]

IRANIAN PRESIDENT THANKS POPE FOR STANCE AGAINST WAR

On May 15, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sent an official letter to Pope Leo XIV thanking him for his earlier statements denouncing military spending and war—the same statements which led to strident criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump—according to the Venezuela-based Telesur news agency. Pezeshkian urged the entire international community to oppose Washington’s “illegal” and […]

AFRICA IS NOT A DATA MINE: THE HIDDEN COST OF AID

Recently, Ghana outrightly rejected a proposed United States-backed health agreement over concerns about privacy, oversight and foreign access to sensitive national health data. According to reports, the deal would have allowed multiple US entities broad access to Ghana’s health information systems as part of a wider funding arrangement tied to healthcare support. Ghanaian authorities reportedly […]