
NINETY Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli jails early today, having been held in horrific conditions, soon after three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity in Gaza and returned to their home country.
Both sides were torn between celebration and trepidation as the fragile ceasefire appeared to hold.
For the first time in over a year, Palestinians across the war-ravaged coastal enclave began returning to what was left of the homes they had fled, started to check on relatives left behind and, in many cases, to bury their dead.

ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty

The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?

As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE