Somalia Drought is Killing Thousands but the World Remains Indifferent
By Emily Thompson A new report this month by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) says an estimated 43,000 excess deaths occurred…
By Emily Thompson A new report this month by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) says an estimated 43,000 excess deaths occurred…
By Emily Thompson Rohingya refugees continue to suffer one calamity after another. Last week, a fire blazed through a cramped refugee camp in southern Bangladesh,…
Op-Ed by Emily Thompson This year’s gathering in Davos, Switzerland for the 53rd World Economic Forum (WEF) brought together nearly 3,000 attendees, including world leaders,…
Op-Ed by Emily Thompson The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in dire need of a massive restructuring on every level as it faces a…
By Emily Thompson Somalia has a drug problem and it is only getting worse. This complex and multifaceted issue has plagued the country for decades….
By Emily Thompson Kenya is currently experiencing a major drought; and with a massive humanitarian catastrophe looming, as well as hundreds of elephants, wildebeests and…
By Emily Thompson For years, reports circulated about wrongful convictions and innocents languishing in jails across the US. According to the Innocence Project, extrapolating from…
By Emily Thompson The war in Ethiopia, between the federal government and Eritrea on one side and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on the…
Op-Ed by Emily Thompson Newly elected Kenyan President William Ruto’s victory is being challenged by Raila Odinga, who narrowly lost according to election results, with…
Op-Ed by Emily Thompson For years, Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority suffered attacks from successive Myanmar governments, the country’s military and other authorities. In 2016, they…
Op-Ed by Emily Thompson China and Russia have deepened their cooperation in recent years in large part thanks to the US decoupling itself from many…
By Emily Thompson America has an incarceration problem and some experts believe it begins at the root of the criminal justice system and extends all…