We were in Azerbaijan as the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) delegation to attend the 100th anniversary events of Azerbaijan’s prominent poet, Bahtiyar Vahapzade. Vahapzade was not ...

In health, Budget 2026 signals a commitment towards renewal of the public healthcare system. With the Ministry of Health receiving amongst the highest allocations, spending will work to confront ...

French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) famously said that “Life begins on the other side of despair.” That is, hope often emerges in moments of despair. It is always darkest before dawn, and ...

Madagascar, the world’s fifth-largest island, lies in the Indian Ocean off the coast of southern Africa. Its population, estimated at 30.3 million in 2023, faces persistently high poverty. Growth is ...