The Democratic Republic of Congo, a Central African Country, has suffered a long history of foreign conquest and domestic conflicts. Since its independence from Belgium in 1960, D.R.C. has experienced repeated waves of civil wars, often with foreign intrusion. The D.R.C. is currently in the midst of a civil war
A new initiative is to be launched in Libya to enable elections this year, according to Reuters. The initiative was announced at the end of February by the United Nations Libya envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily. Bathily’s goal is to break a year-long stalemate in the country that will risk the comeback
Around 81 survivors were saved on Southern Italy’s Coast after embarkation crashed onto rocks during a storm on Sunday, 26th February. The embarkation carried around 200 people, all from the Middle East seeking refuge in Europe. This event comes after the passing of a controversial law that critics call the
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti met to discuss proposals on improving relations and ending the ongoing political crises between the two countries. More specifically, the talks focused on how to implement an EU-endorsed plan to bring peace to the region. The proposals have been backed
After a tumultuous pre-election period given the ongoing state of violence in large parts of the country and widespread doubts cast on the electoral commission, this past Wednesday (March 1st) saw Nigeria announce their new president, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress. Winning just 37% of the vote, the
