(There are) many stories which are not on paper, they are written in the bodies and minds of women. Amrita Pritam his, “will you cook for me forever!” that had seemed the most romantic question then, was my undoingas I happily immersed myself in pots and pans,tied to the invisible post of domesticity; I lost my […]
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- South Africa Will Be Next After Iran
Israel has already indicated through a blog that appeared in the Times of Israel on 2 January 2026, largely ignored by African media, that it would like to see Africa further fragmented, beginning with South Africa. With a US base in Botswana, South Africa probably has very little chance of countering any combined US-Israeli aggression. Its internal divisions are deep, especially along racial lines. White … - The Cape Of Good Hope Is Open For Business
International shipping groups including Maersk announced on 1 March that they were rerouting vessels bound for the Red Sea via southern Africa. The Cape of Good Hope. That stretch of ocean at the bottom of this continent, the one the Portuguese named and the world has mostly ignored since the Suez Canal opened in 1869, is suddenly the world’s most important shipping detour. When the … - Burkina Faso, Burundi, DRC, Liberia, Mozambique
Based on factors including fiscal balance, petroleum import reliance, poverty and national wealth, Janes assesses Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, and Mozambique to be particularly vulnerable given acute fiscal fragility and high energy vulnerability. The band are the names of the countries on the list of most exposed to the economic fallout of a war they had nothing … - Nine Countries Cut Interest Rates Before The Bombs Dropped
Nine African countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year cut interest rates, citing lower inflation, high foreign demand for their local-currency denominated bonds and current account surpluses. Nine countries. Months of careful fiscal management. Coordinated monetary policy. The quiet, unglamorous work of keeping economies stable enough to grow. Then on February 28th the bombs started falling on Tehran …
Zealous Thierry 