As of August 23rd, the South African government made the announcement that they will be extraditing the former Finance Minister Manuel Chang to his home country of Mozambique. He maintains that he has committed no wrongdoing. Mozambique will determine his involvement in a $2 billion debt and embezzlement scandal that
Iraq has just hosted a Middle Eastern summit that drew together regional neighbours at one table. The conference was intended to be for the purpose of “cooperation and partnership.” The region has a myriad of strained relationships between several countries and Iraq is attempting to bring viewpoints closer to one
On August 2nd, the European Union (EU) sanctioned eight Nicaraguans, increasing the total number under restrictive measures to 14. They were accused of “serious human rights violations,” or undermining the democratic rule of law. Some high ranking officials were targeted such as Vice President Rosario Murillo, National Assembly President Gustavo
According to United Nations officials, Southern Madagascar is on the brink of the world’s first climate-induced famine as hundreds of thousands struggle with the effects of prolonged drought. The World Food Program (WFP) recently warned that 1.14 million people are suffering from severe acute food insecurity, and a further 400,000
Thursday, August 26th: Twin bomb attacks on Kabul airport orchestrated by Isis-Khorosan result in 170 civilian deaths and 13 U.S. military fatalities. The attack was expected, but escaping citizens were too desperate to heed warnings. Sunday, August 29th: U.S.A. strikes ISIS explosive-filled vehicle using drone technology. Ten Afghan civilians were
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday 31 August that although it found no evidence of Russian state involvement in the 2009 murder of human rights activist Natalia Estemirova, the authorities had failed to effectively investigate the case. Estemirova had risen to prominence within Russia and abroad
Women and girls are once again battling terrifying uncertainty as the Taliban have assumed power in Afghanistan. During their control in the 1990s, women faced unjust treatment, and most believe that history is about to repeat itself. In the 90s, the Taliban used Islam as an excuse to impose their
On Monday, top commander of the militant group The Resistance Front and his right-hand deputy died in a shootout in New Delhi, according to Indian police in Kashmir. The Resistance Front is reportedly responsible for dozens of targeted killings across India, according to Reuters. Abbas Sheikh, who was chief of
On Tuesday, Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe appeared in court, due to terrorism charges that got him arrested in July. Specifically, he was charged with financing terrorism and conspiracy. The previous day, he went to court claiming to be tortured while in jail, in an attempt to coerce him to
The world was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic back in 2020, bringing down travel, businesses, daily activities, and, most importantly, the global healthcare system in a matter of weeks. While everyone struggled to survive, the research and development community raced against time to work on a vaccine. This vaccine became
Poland’s government plans to impose emergency laws to stem the flow of migrants illegally crossing from the Belarus border, Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated last Tuesday. Meanwhile, 32 refugees remain stranded between the Polish and Belarusian border with little to no shelter and diminishing food supplies. This is the
The Taliban control of Afghanistan continues with citizens fleeing to escape the country before the full withdrawal of American troops on 31 August. Boris Johnson stated that approximately 15,000 people were flown out of Kabul, the capital. He described the time left to evacuate the remaining citizens as “quite short.” The Ministry
On August 14th, southwestern Haiti experienced a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. Damage from the earthquake itself was devastating and left the country in dire straits, but the difficulty of the recovery has been exacerbated by subsequent environmental crises, combined with political turmoil. Just over ten years after its catastrophic earthquake in
