Africa
Australian mining companies lethal footprint in Africa
The actions of Australian mining companies in Africa have been exposed in a report by the Center for Public Integrity......
Sudan President Al Bashir escapes arrest in South Africa
South Africa’s commitment to International Criminal Court processes is being questioned after they let Sudan President Omar Al Bashir escape......
Ethiopian election ends with unsurprising result
Ethiopia has gone to the polls again to elect their government, with the current government retaining power. Winning with a......
South Africa’s Opposition elects its first black leader
In South Africa, Mmusi Maimane has been elected the first black leader of the country’s main opposition party, the Democratic......
Hope for change in Nigeria
Nigerians have elected former leader Muhammadu Buhari as their new president. Formerly a military dictator – he ruled the country......
Medical experts would like to combat Ebola
Recently, the Federal government stated immigration coming from West Africa will be stopped, including the humanitarian support to the area.......
Australia’s Ebola response lags behind
Australia has become the first developed nation to introduce a visa ban for people from Ebola-affected countries to prevent the......
What the Ebola front line looks like
The World-Wide Ebola death toll has passed 4000, will likely pass 20,000 before things get better, and countries around the......
The economics of Ebola
There is no doubt that the current West African Ebola epidemic is, as the World Health Organisation described it, “the......
Australia MIA in the war against Ebola
While Australia has committed troops and hundreds of millions of dollars in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq......