A Russian-drafted resolution for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on 16 October. China, Russia, Gabon, Mozambique, and the UAE voted in favor of the resolution, while the US, UK, France, and Japan voted against it. Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana, Malta, and Switzerland all abstained from voting. The text […]
Modern Africa horrifies the Collective West not only because of Russia and China strengthening their positions on the continent, but also because of the youth and civil society’s potential for active mobilisation. Yet another fiasco on the part of the Western establishment in Burkina Faso, where there was another coup attempt, has once again played […]
Washington hawks float expelling Russia from SWIFT but Moscow’s budding geo-economic alliance with Beijing will keep the money flowing. Screenshot of the recent Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin phone call. Screenshot photo: Mikhail Metzel / Pool / TASS Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin spent an hour and 14 minutes in a video conversation on Wednesday. […]
