With more than 80 million hectares of cultivable land, Sudan is one of the most fertile countries in the world. Since its independence, agriculture and livestock continued to be the main sources of livelihood for many...

In 1969, Malaysia held its first parliamentary elections in which opposition parties including the Democratic Action Party (DAP) – a multi-racial party – recorded notable gains at the expense of the ruling Alliance Party, a political...

In 1989, Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir seized power after a coup masterminded by the late Sudanese politician Dr Hassan Al Turabi. The purpose of the coup was to establish an Islamic government, and to ‘save’...

It is 2008, the Kenyan election has just started. Violence erupts around the country after widespread perception that the count of the presidential election was modified in favour of then Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, leaving millions of...

For most developing countries, getting access to critical health-care products can be a real challenge. This is due to many factors including what is known as the last-mile problem, which is the inability to deliver necessary...