Africa
Instant Opinion: Internal Market Bill ‘isn’t radical enough’
Instant Opinion: Internal Market Bill ‘isn’t radical enough’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 17 September
17 Sep 2020
Instant Opinion: Xi Jinping is ‘world’s most dangerous man’
Instant Opinion: Xi Jinping is ‘world’s most dangerous man’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 15 September
15 Sep 2020
Quiz of The Week: 5 - 11 September
Quiz of The Week: 5 - 11 September
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
11 Sep 2020
Quiz of The Week: 29 August - 4 September
Quiz of The Week: 29 August - 4 September
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
4 Sep 2020
Quiz of The Week: 22-28 August
Quiz of The Week: 22-28 August
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
28 Aug 2020
Quiz of The Week: 15 - 21 August
Quiz of The Week: 15 - 21 August
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
21 Aug 2020
Mali coup: why the president resigned
Mali coup: why the president resigned
Senior military figures including an air force major-general are now in charge of the West African nation
19 Aug 2020
Quiz of The Week: 8 - 14 August
Quiz of The Week: 8 - 14 August
Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
14 Aug 2020
Instant Opinion: BLM is ‘threat to racial progress’
Instant Opinion: BLM is ‘threat to racial progress’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 13 August
13 Aug 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘I still don't know why I was stopped’
Instant Opinion: ‘I still don't know why I was stopped’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 11 August
11 Aug 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘Lebanon’s worst enemy is its government’
Instant Opinion: ‘Lebanon’s worst enemy is its government’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 10 August
10 Aug 2020
All of the countries facing a ‘second wave’ of coronavirus
All of the countries facing a ‘second wave’ of coronavirus
Fears rising amid string of European outbreaks and rising cases in the Americas
30 Jul 2020
Instant Opinion: why was Britain last on face masks?
Instant Opinion: why was Britain last on face masks?
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 14 July
14 Jul 2020
Are Egypt and Ethiopia heading for a water war?
Are Egypt and Ethiopia heading for a water war?
Cairo warns of ‘consequences’ if fellow African nation takes control of Nile River
8 Jul 2020
Is South Africa heading back into lockdown?
Is South Africa heading back into lockdown?
A spike in cases and mixed messages from ministers have led to anger and confusion
7 Jul 2020
Botswana investigating mysterious deaths of 350 elephants
Botswana investigating mysterious deaths of 350 elephants
Experts fear unexplained mass die-off may be result of unknown pathogen
3 Jul 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘the global Covid-19 crisis isn’t over’
Instant Opinion: ‘the global Covid-19 crisis isn’t over’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 30 June
30 Jun 2020
World reacts as global Covid deaths pass half a million
World reacts as global Covid deaths pass half a million
More than 4,700 people dying every day as India and Brazil battle new outbreaks
29 Jun 2020
Why Europe may face an oil shortage within a decade
Why Europe may face an oil shortage within a decade
New analysis suggests supply set to fall at faster rate than shift to greener alternatives
23 Jun 2020
Chimpanzee ‘lip smacking’ may unlock mystery of human speech
Chimpanzee ‘lip smacking’ may unlock mystery of human speech
New study reveals rhythm of great apes’ communications is identical to spoken language
27 May 2020
The fatal viruses that the world has learned to live with
The fatal viruses that the world has learned to live with
WHO experts say coronavirus may become endemic like HIV
15 May 2020
Coronavirus alarm bells ring in Africa
Coronavirus alarm bells ring in Africa
Rising infection rates and governments in denial stoking fears that health systems will be overwhelmed
15 May 2020
School closures: the inequality problem
School closures: the inequality problem
The coronavirus pandemic will have a lasting impact on children in the UK and around the world
29 Apr 2020
Instant Opinion: Ryanair is ‘being mean again’
Instant Opinion: Ryanair is ‘being mean again’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 24 April
24 Apr 2020
How the Ebola epidemic started
How the Ebola epidemic started
The ‘largest and most complex’ outbreak since the virus was discovered peaked in 2014–16
22 Apr 2020
Covid-19: vulnerable regions could trigger ‘rebound’ in West
Covid-19: vulnerable regions could trigger ‘rebound’ in West
Refugees and poorer African nations could soon be most at risk
17 Apr 2020
Instant Opinion: launching HS2 now ‘is a disgrace’
Instant Opinion: launching HS2 now ‘is a disgrace’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 17 April
17 Apr 2020
The Week Unwrapped: Beatles, hunting and ‘Cinderella’ abuse
The Week Unwrapped: Beatles, hunting and ‘Cinderella’ abuse
Are the handwritten lyrics to Hey Jude worth $910,000? Has Prince Harry shot his last pheasant? And why is sororal violence on the rise?
17 Apr 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘Corbyn’s supporters were right. So what?’
Instant Opinion: ‘Corbyn’s supporters were right. So what?’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 15 April
15 Apr 2020
The Week Unwrapped: Radiation, Rwanda and revisionism
The Week Unwrapped: Radiation, Rwanda and revisionism
Why is radiation spiking near Chernobyl? How many bodies are yet to be found in Rwanda? And why has Prague removed a Soviet statue?
10 Apr 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘the Tories will have to own this crisis’
Instant Opinion: ‘the Tories will have to own this crisis’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 3 April
3 Apr 2020
How coronavirus could devastate Africa
How coronavirus could devastate Africa
A growing number of infections threaten under-resourced continent
26 Mar 2020
Instant Opinion: Johnson should drop his Brexiteer mentality
Instant Opinion: Johnson should drop his Brexiteer mentality
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 17 March
17 Mar 2020
Instant Opinion: coronavirus could ‘delay Brexit’
Instant Opinion: coronavirus could ‘delay Brexit’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Friday 13 March
13 Mar 2020
Instant Opinion: ‘Neglect of science left us exposed’
Instant Opinion: ‘Neglect of science left us exposed’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 12 March
12 Mar 2020
Instant Opinion: Coronavirus ‘not a crisis of globalisation’
Instant Opinion: Coronavirus ‘not a crisis of globalisation’
Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 11 March
11 Mar 2020
