A push is underway to make Jamaica’s Patois an official language, on par with English, as the country weighs cutting ties to the British monarchy.
Tag: Africa
Fragile Global Economy Faces New Crisis in Israel-Gaza War
A war in the Middle East could complicate efforts to contain inflation at a time when world output is “limping along.”
Athens Democracy Forum: Daring to Hope That Democracy Will Prevail
Democracies have to adjust to a changed world, but the challenge before them is to do so without losing their essential values.
Athens Democracy Forum: Across Africa, Young Leaders Emerge
Six people, all 35 or younger, talk about what they are doing to shake up politics on the continent, and what inspired them to step up.
Athens Democracy Forum: Africa Looks Ahead With Hope
Despite its problems, the continent is showing positive signs for democracy. Will that lead to a new future for its 1.2 billion citizens?
U.A.E. Talks Peace in Sudan War, but Secretly Backs One Side
From a remote air base in Chad, the Emirates is giving arms and medical treatment to fighters on one side in Sudan’s worsening war, officials say.
An Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa
A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.
Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress
Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that never had to worry about them.
The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?
Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and do it in just a few months. But governments are wary.
France to Pull Its Troops From Niger After Military Coup
President Emmanuel Macron said he had also recalled the country’s ambassador, after weeks of escalating tensions with Niger’s new military leaders.