Hitler’s Quest for Power Was Nearly Derailed Multiple Times. But the System Enabled His Rise by Peter Ross Range

Adolf Hitler did not have to come to power. Indeed, during his 13-year quest for leadership of Germany, he almost failed many times. In the end, however, his astonishing success showed how demagoguery could overcome potentially career-ending challenges—and profoundly change history. A determined strongman, not taken seriously by the elites but enabled by a core …

Scientists on how Africa has so far weathered the worst of Covid-19’s health impact By Kevin Marsh & Moses Alobo

REUTERS/ANNE MIMAULT Early checks and precautions were seen in many African countries like here in Burkina Faso As the threat of a Covid-19 pandemic emerged earlier this year, many felt a sense of apprehension about what would happen when it reached Africa. Concerns over the combination of overstretched and underfunded health systems and the existing …

Covid-19 palliatives: CACOVID, humanitarian ministry and the States by Nigeria Guardian Newspaper

People carry bags of food on their heads during a mass looting of a warehouse that have COVID-19 food palliatives that were not given during lockdown to relieve people of hunger, in Abuja, Nigeria, on October 26, 2020. – Nigeria, with 200 million inhabitants, counts the highest number of extreme poverty in the world, with …

#EndSars and the crackdown: Nigerians deserve better by The UK Guardian Editorial

The shooting of peaceful protestors has highlighted the injustice and state brutality that have fuelled this movement Nigeria’s flag is stained with blood once more. Protestors were clutching it as security forces opened fire at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos late on Tuesday. The state’s governor denied that anyone was shot dead, but witnesses spoke …

‘A fanciful reality’: Trump claims Black Lives Matter protests are violent, but the majority are peaceful

The USA TODAY Network talked to residents in Portland, Milwaukee, Detroit, Chicago and Louisville to find out how protests have affected their cities. Grace Hauck, Trevor Hughes, Omar Abdel-Baqui, Ricardo Torres, and Hayes Gardner, USA TODAY Show caption Demonstrators raise their hands during a peaceful protest on July 31, 2020 demanding justice for the murder …