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How Gabon plans to lead the African negotiators at COP26 (Jack Dutton, Al Jazeera)

In 1999, United States conservationist Michael Fay spent 15 months walking 3,200km (2,000 miles) across the Congo Basin, documenting the region’s pristine forests and...

Officials: Iran behind drone attack on US base in Syria (Al Jazeera)

United States officials believe Iran was behind a drone attack last week at a military outpost at al-Tanf in southern Syria where American troops...

Palestinians in Gaza call to save seven hunger-striking prisoners (Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera)

Dozens of Palestinians staged a sit-in in solidarity with seven prisoners on a hunger strike in Israeli jails protesting their “administrative detention”. The demonstration on...

US says it will evaluate ‘entire relationship’ with Sudan (Al Jazeera)

The Biden administration has announced pausing US assistance to Sudan after the military takeover and urged the “immediate” restoration of the civilian-led government. Department of State spokesperson...

Sudan’s military fires on anti-coup protesters, killing several (Al Jazeera)

At least seven people have been killed and 140 injured as thousands took to the streets in protest after Sudan’s military seized power from...

Enlightened climate policy for Africa (Aloysius Uche Ordu, Arunma Oteh, OON, and Jeanine Mabunda Lioko, Brookings)

As the world convenes in Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26), it is time to recognize Africa’s role...

Net zero carbon pledges have good intentions. But they are not enough (Rahul Tongia, Brookings)

The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report highlighted that we need to end carbon emissions by 2050 to keep global average temperature rise below...

Building skills for life. How to expand and improve computer science education around the world (Emiliana Vegas, Michael Hansen, and Brian Fowler, Brookings)

This report makes the case for expanding computer science education in primary and secondary schools around the world, and outlines the key challenges standing...

Bystander intervention on social media: Examining cyberbullying and reactions to systemic racism (Rashawn Ray, Melissa Brown, Edward Summers, Samantha Elizondo, and Connor Powelson, Brookings)

Over four billion people worldwide are estimated to use social media by 2025. Though a majority of people use social media to engage with...

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