Shannon Ebrahim

Former Group Foreign Editor, Independent Media

Climate negotiations still have a long way to go

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The COP26 climate conference, one of the most important in history, is at a critical juncture after one week of negotiations. The rubber will really hit the road, ...

The mixed legacy of Colin Powell

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While Powell’s reputation was irrevocably blemished by his willingness to be the public face, defending an unjust war that should have never have happened, he remained ...

OPINION: The folly of Brexit laid bare

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The post-Brexit shortage of truck drivers has led to chaos throughout supply chains in everything from food to fuel, which will probably lead to price increases, ...

Extremists in Africa emboldened by Taliban’s successes

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OPINION: While the withdrawal of foreign forces from African soil will be celebrated on the one hand, the lack of local capacity to stem the rapidly growing insurgencies ...

No more business as usual at the WTO as Okonjo-Iweala takes the helm

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OPINION: Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is determined to breathe new life into the World Trade Organization and be the fresh eyes and ears of the organisation, and above ...

Africa and France join forces to fight virus

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Extended board meeting of the African Union has discussed how the continent can effectively fight the pandemic

Race is on for a vaccine

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“The WHO has not found where the virus comes from and the risk of mutation is unclear, but its ability to spread is growing,”

NEWS JUST IN: Robert Mugabe dies aged 95

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The former Zimbabwean leader died in Singapore.