On Saturday, September 12th, 2020, Mali established an 18-month transitional government following last month’s coup against former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta as well as, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. The transitionary government has been approved until an election can be held. According to Aljazeera, a charter was created, which allows for
The Chinese government breached Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) with fighter planes and bombers from Beijing last week. The Taiwanese government has called this a national threat and an act of aggression from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Chinese Foreign Minister Spokesman Wang Wenbin denied the validity of an
This month, Antonio Guterres, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General submitted a report to the UN Security Council calling for the closure of 11 government detention centres in Libya. In the report, Guterres condemned Libya for the conditions of its detention centres which entail a significant number of human rights violations.
Pro-democracy protests led by Thai students have escalated significantly in recent months. Since July, near-daily protests have been staged across the country, as tens of thousands of demonstrators call for major constitutional changes, new elections, reforms of the monarchy and an end to the harassment of opposition voices. Whilst initially
Speculation of rapprochement between Arab States and Israel has been gaining momentum in recent months following landmark settlements between Israel and two Arab States, Bahrain and the UAE. The U.S.-brokered agreements mark the first signs of recognition between Israel and the Gulf in over 25 years. Foreign ministers of both
On Thursday, Ethiopian government authorities announced that 2,000 people have been charged in relation to the violence that followed the killing of popstar Hachalu Hundessa in June. For many Ethiopians this event, along with other recent actions, has disturbing resonances with past, oppressive regimes and cast doubt over President Abiy
Wildfires are raging a path of violent destruction through the American West. California alone has seen more than 2.5 million acres burned, while roughly 5 million acres have burned across several states. Officials in Oregon have warned the public to expect a “mass fatality incident,” prompting roughly 40,000 to flee
On September 10 at the National Food Security Council, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, praised the federal government’s actions for having successfully averted a food crisis during the Coronavirus pandemic. Calling for more efforts to increase domestic food production and self-sufficiency, he assured that the government would continue to promote policies
