January 17th, 2023, marked exactly 62 years since the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ethiopia’s new Dam could spark region’s first Climate Change-inspired Conflict
Upon completion, the GERD may open floodgates for major irrigation and hydropower projects in upstream countries and reignite debate on the relevance of colonial agreements over the Nile’s use
To Avert the Next Crisis, We Need to Build Back Better
If the shackles of inaction continue to cripple the urgency towards climate action, the coronavirus pandemic could just have provided a temporary respite – a delay of an inevitable but equally deadly climate crisis
Humanity, however, is always ready to deal with short term, clear and present dangers like coronavirus and less able to tackle multi-decade problems like climate change. This has highly contributed to the different approaches to the two crises.
Dear lover, It’s barely been a week since this affection sparked. I’ve set my base in your lungs, veins, and duct; the future seems bright. You are an ocean that gives me buoyancy, racing through your bloodstreams.