Which countries will have the largest economies by 2100? Robert Parker, CEO at Holborn Assets (1999-present) Answered Apr 29 This is the political map of Europe in 1800 and the world map And here is Europe in 1919: and the world map: Something changed in 100 years? Well, the entire world was changed. A…
By Politico Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates | Stephen Voss/REDUX Some billionaires are satisfied with buying themselves an island. Bill Gates got a United Nations health agency in Geneva. Over the past decade, the world’s richest man has become the World Health Organization’s second biggest donor, second only to the United States and just…
By Jean Gasho |Modern Ghana When I became a born-again Christian in 2008, I started studying the bible word for word. I would spend hours a day reading all commentaries for all the verses I studied. The more I studied the bible the more I realized that most of the Christians around me did not believe everything…
The many motivations behind Xi Jinping’s key foreign policy The Economist explains By J.P. | The Economist OVER the weekend Xi Jinping welcomed 28 heads of state and government to Beijing for a coming-out party, which continues today, to celebrate the “belt and road” initiative, his most ambitious foreign policy. Launched in 2013 as “one belt,…
NYT ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Teddy Afro, Ethiopia’s superstar singer, is topping the Billboard world albums chart with “Ethiopia,” which less than two weeks after its release has sold nearly 600,000 copies, a feat no other artist here has achieved. Known for the political statements he makes in his music, an infectious mix of reggae…
The Economist explains TO A non-Christian, or even to a Christian who prefers to keep doctrine and worship as simple as possible, the Catholic and Orthodox churches can look pretty similar. Both use elaborate ceremonies of ancient origin and have multiple ranks of robed clergy; both claim continuity with the dawn of the Christian era; both have rich…
By Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi, Saudigazette WHY are we now so interested in Africa? Why is Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani visiting Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa in less than a year? Why had Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir toured a number of African countries, last year, some of which are relatively small, such…
BY ELISSA MILLE NewsWeek Egypt President el-Sisi Says There is “No Doubt” that Donald Trump Would Make A Strong Leader Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi visits the White House to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. El-Sissi’s first visit to the White House is important for U.S.-Egypt relations. Both leaders have repeatedly expressed admiration for each…
The New Yorker By Alexis Okeowo The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief provides support to clinics like the one above, in South Africa. President Trump’s team has questioned whether such programs should continue.PHOTOGRAPH BY FOTO24 / GALLO IMAGES / GETTY The Trump Administration’s budget proposal for next year includes drastic cuts to a myriad…
Africa, Uncolonized: A Detailed Look at an Alternate Continent What if the Black Plague had killed off almost all Europeans? Then the Reconquista never happens. Spain and Portugal don’t kickstart Europe’s colonization of other continents. And this is what Africa might have looked like. The map – upside down, to skew our traditional eurocentric point…