The Prime Minister is taking a lot of efforts to keep his nerve over the consumption tax, but the question is for how long? Numerous speculations have been made, however some say it was wrong to raise the key tax while some say, it had to be done but this major step might affect the […]
The War on Ebola
To win, it requires a lot of efforts especially in Africa, the origin of the virus, than the world’s pledge. In September 1976 scientists received a thermos from Yumbuku, comprising of two samples of nun’s blood that became fatally ill while treating a patient. Scientists, then there in Antwerp speculated of nothing more than flu […]
Al Qaeda and the Growing Threat of Terrorist Network
Terrorist networks began during the anti colonial movements that witnessed the use of weapons and mass killing to rid their nations of occupying European power and establish a new nation of their own, during the outbreak of cold war. This became a cause of relentlessness and exacerbated political and economic instability in the African and […]
Syria: A Confused War
Introduction Syria, a Middle East country has been a victim of savage and bitter civil wars. A recent UN study revealed the list of casualty stating 59,648 killing instances between March 2011 and November 2012. Syria had been into conflict for decades, became a victim of another conflict during Arab spring in March 2011. The […]
The Use of Child Soldiers in Armed Conflict
Introduction Many children are currently living in countries devastated by war. At least hundreds of thousands of adolescents have been used to fight in warfare and even children under ten years old are being recruited as child soldiers. Child soldiers are subjected to extremely harsh conditions that no child should have to face. Oftentimes, […]
AIDS Crisis, Security and Development Concerns in Sub Saharan Regions
Introduction Since its appearance in 1981, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, more commonly known as AIDS, has claimed the lives of over 33.2 million people—over 4.3 million of them have been children. According to the UN, AIDS “threatens development, social cohesion, political stability, food security and life expectancy and imposes a devastating economic burden that requires […]