In the days since his appointment as the UK’s foreign minister, Boris Johnson’s offensive statements about Africans, Americans, Europeans, Papua New Guineans, Russians, Turks and pretty much everyone in the world outside Britain have received significant coverage. This comes as no surprise. Johnson has been a public figure for many years, and in that time he …
Three rounds of peace talks have so far failed to bring an end to the devastating conflict in Yemen. While the violence continues, consuming the lives of innocent people with catastrophic humanitarian consequences, the UN Envoy is struggling to revive the talks after a two-week pause. Throughout all of this, there is a missing force …
For pregnant women living in the slums of Nairobi, walking to the health facility to give birth can be a dangerous endeavor. The dim, narrow lanes hide real dangers. It’s not unusual for these women in labor to be assaulted and robbed by neighborhood youth as they travel. For young men like Dedun and Song, …
“We’ve got to make sure that everybody has a fair shot to reach their potential — we can’t leave more than half the team on the bench.” President Obama’s words on the final day of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) held last month in San Francisco are still fresh in my mind. I have been …
I was a 10 years old boy when I first came in contact with London. It was through Dr. Who. As a young boy, Dr. Who was part of my childhood fantasy. My family Sunday is never complete without us sitting around our derelict sofa, while we wait anxiously for the sound track that has come to …