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Horrific photographs of starving children from the besieged Syrian town of Madaya are the latest defining images from the tormented country. Conflict there has claimed the lives of more than 260,000 people – 55,000 in 2015 alone. However, peace in Syria is unlikely in the near future. The deluge of humans flowing out of that country – and many other troubled region...
David Alton, Lord Alton of Liverpool
POLITICS
International courts, organisations such as the European Commission and central banks are now so powerful that there is a danger that they can overrule democratic decisions, especially in weaker countries. The major powers are not affected, but at both legal and economic levels, poor national government policies are leading smaller nations into a new form of coloni...
Charles Millon
South Sudan, Africa’s newest country, has halted oil production – its main source of revenue - as border clashes with Sudan increase. It is claimed that the Sudanese Air Force has attacked oil wells in the disputed border area as the two sides disagree on how much should be paid for transporting the oil from the south to the markets. But neither side can afford ano...
Teresa Nogueira Pinto
Kenya has been plagued by corruption and President Mwai Kibaki's pledge to root it out has proved unsuccessful. He has to step down at the next elections in 2012 but what has he achieved during his first two terms? GIS expert, Teresa Nogueira Pinto gives this briefing. CORRUPTION cost Kenya’s government US$4billion in 201...