Image caption, Some migrants have decided to leave Tunisia in the wake of President Kais Saied's comments When in trouble, blame the migrants or ethnic minorities. That is a tried and tested tactic used by populist politicians or authoritarian leaders to win elections or shore up waning popularity. This type of populism appears to be the …
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Margaret Atwood talks about life after her partner, Graeme, book bannings in America and why her short stories are more personal than ever Margaret Atwood has written a new story about Hypatia of Alexandria, a real-life 4th-century mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who was stripped naked, flayed with clam shells and torn limb from limb by …
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Since the Fourth Republic began in 1999, the disruption in the membership of the forthcoming 10th Senate, the upper chamber of the National Assembly, will be unprecedented. It used to be a norm for the majority of the members to return while there would only be a few freshers. But in the 10th Assembly that …
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The U.S. State Department has hailed Nigeria’s new president, elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory in a “competitive election” that “represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy.” Though opposition politicians may soon attempt to contest the result of the election, their efforts are unlikely to as previous election victories in Nigeria have been challenged …
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