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Demographic explosion of Islam in Africa: 760 million Muslims and doubling by 2050
CAIRO (Realist English). The African continent is one of the centres of Islam. Nearly one third of all Muslims in the...
China remains leader of sympathies in Africa, Russia in third place — Afrobarometer survey
CASABLANCA (Realist English). China maintains its dominant position in the struggle for influence in Africa, significantly outperforming the United States and...
Pope Leo XIV in Africa: joy of the faithful and criticism for legitimising dictators
LAGOS (Realist English). For Mauro Rui Callado Cortêz, a Catholic layman from Angola, the unique opportunity to see Pope Leo XIV in...
South Africa deploys troops to support police in crime crackdown
PRETORIA (Realist English). South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 2,200 members of the national defence force...
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance leader to step down amid party turmoil
DURBAN (Realist English). John Steenhuisen, leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA), said he will step down in April after...
The Zulus of South Africa have a new king
DURBAN (Realist English). On August 20, the coronation of the new leader of the Zulus took place at the royal...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
Putin and Xi Shape a New Architecture of Cooperation
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia and China have agreed to further strengthen their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, expand economic ties,...
“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
Turkey and Israel on the verge of direct confrontation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov analyzes the causes and consequences...
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
Russia seeks its place in China’s new transport corridor
MOSCOW (Realist English). Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Beijing, experts are increasingly discussing the hidden contradictions...
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