Why Uganda’s story shows the need to put social justice at the heart of Cop26
On the streets of Glasgow, the climate and social justice agendas have merged. The official negotiations must now do likewise.
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Booker Prize-winner Damon Galgut: “South Africa is not a country that speaks with one voice”
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South Africa given billions to end reliance on coal
Political will is as important as cash in moving the country towards clean energy.
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Jacob Zuma and South Africa’s moment of reckoning
Decades of corruption and misrule have exhausted South Africa. Hope for the future remains, but it is slighter than ever.
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The Afghanistan crisis shows Europe cannot wall itself off from the world
As migration linked to conflict and climate change escalates, the EU will need to rethink its approach to refugees.
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The Taliban has taken lessons from the global jihadist movement
A dangerous and empty rhetoric of moderation has helped jihadist groups across the world endure.
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How the world failed Africa on Covid-19 vaccination
Experts warn coronavirus risks becoming a “two-track pandemic”.
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Tokyo 2020: The Covid Olympics
The New Statesman's coverage of the world's first pandemic Games since 1920.
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