South Sudan is one of several countries in the world that have multiple Vice Presidents, and it is often for the same reasons. The briefest answer is: War. The short answer is that it is not just any 5 Vice Presidents, they are mainly representatives of different armies/militias involved in the South Sudan conflict. It …
While there are many contenders for the title of the “weirdest flag in the world” depending on which metrics you choose, the Flag of Nepal stands out for the simple reason that it is the only national flag in the world that is not rectangular. It is not unusual just for the sake of it. …
David Ndii is an unkind man who should not be in a position of responsibility in these hard times. Because as a whisperer to kings, if what he shows the world is what he truly is, then it is clear why we have wasted so much time, so many precious lives, and so much peace, …
I In November 1999, Dr. Margaret Ogola, a renowned Kenyan author and paediatrician, walked onto a podium in Geneva, Switzerland. She was there to receive an award, the World Congress of Families (WCF) Award for Humanitarian Service, at the WCF’s second congress. Dressed in a white dress and a white doek, Dr. Ogola’s acceptance speech …
Cape Town owns its identity. There’s something almost aspirational about the imbalance and (lack of) contradictions in this particular city, and they are clear to me when I explore it on foot, on different days and times, and try to understand why my basic feeling is absolute discomfort.
Although these countries do not have coastlines, and especially because they do not, they protect the water bodies they have with a degree of seriousness.