Palestinians and Israel, with the unwavering support of the US, must seize on the growing international momentum in support of an independent Palestinian state by heeding France’s and Saudi Arabia’s call, initiated in the recent United Nations High-Level Conference. By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 9 August 2025 (IDN) —The unfolding horror in Gaza has galvanized […]
From Degradation to Restoration: A Strategic Treaty Emerges as a Leading Global Initiative
By Ramesh Jaura* This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com/ BERLIN | 9 August 2025 (IDN) — In a world reeling from climate disruption, collapsing biodiversity, and mounting water and food insecurity, land has emerged as both a battleground and a beacon of hope. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) marks not only […]
Palestine: Worsening Humanitarian Catastrophe
By Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK | 8 August 2025 (IDN) — For eight decades, the world has witnessed the suffering of the Palestinians. Recently, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that “Palestinians in Gaza are enduring a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions”. The deplorable status of the Palestinians is a vivid example of how Israel […]
Africa’s Drone Vanguard Leads Technological Innovation
By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com/ BERLIN, ABUJA (Nigeria) | 8 August 2025 (IDN) — In a nondescript hangar on the edge of Nigeria’s capital, engineers in Terra Industries uniforms are assembling sleek, black UAVs—machines that could redefine how Africa protects its lifelines. These aren’t weapons of war. They’re first responders, […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: SAF states it destroyed UAE airplane carrying mercenaries
Situation in Sudan (per 7 August) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) repelled a coordinated assault by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in northern North Kordofan state. They captured and executed dozens of SAF prisoners. The RSF launched a counteroffensive from Umm Sayyala, reportedly inflicting heavy losses on the SAF and forcing a full retreat, with claims […]
Haiti Situation Report: Nonprofits withdraw after Kenscoff kidnapping
Situation in Haiti The nonprofits Our Little Brothers and Sisters and the St. Luke Foundation shut down all operations in Haiti, including hospitals and orphanages, after gunmen abducted seven staff members and a 3-year-old child from the St. Helene Orphanage in Kenscoff on 3 August. Three police officers were killed in an ambush by the […]
The Ximdo Gamble: TPLF-Eritrea Alliance and the Fragile Peace in Tigray and the Horn of Africa
By Daniel Tesfa and Mirjam van Reisen AXUM | 7 August 2025 (IDN) — The Horn of Africa, particularly Tigray, stands at a precarious crossroads. Ximdo is a new political strategy with at the centre a new alliance between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) with Eritrea People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). Ximdo […]
Ridding the Menace of Nuclear Weapons
By Tariq Rauf* VIENNA | 4 August 2025 (IDN) — This year, 2025, marks several historic events of the nuclear age which moved from theoretical calculations to physical reality at 3:25 PM local time on 2 December 1942, when the Italian nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi achieved the first controlled self-sustaining atomic fission chain reaction from […]
UN’s Reform Process Needs Intensive Deliberations and Consultations
By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU, Nepal | 3 August 2025, (IDN) — For several months, the United Nations has been in turmoil. The whole UN System, with myriad agencies and programs, is questioning itself. Staff in country offices are holding town-hall meetings because their jobs are in jeopardy. The UN Secretary General and his senior staff […]
Multipolar Africa: As the U.S. Steps Back, a New World Arrives
A New Scramble, A New Sovereignty By Ramesh Jaura This analysis was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com BERLIN | 2 August 2025 (IDN) — A quiet yet profound transformation is underway in Africa. While U.S. headlines remain preoccupied with Ukraine, Taiwan, and election cycles, a geopolitical reordering is playing out on a continent long viewed by […]