Syria. South Sudan. Libya. Lebanon. These are some of the countries in the world that continue to bear the brunt of civil war – (though the term ‘civil’ in this case means that the country in question is divided into two sides with differences that the parties deem can only […]
November 8th, 2016 is definitely a day that, not only America, but the world at large will live to remember. America took to the polls to elect the 44th president; who was either going to be billionaire businessman Donald Trump or former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. The election was […]
Colombia is, no doubt, one of the countries of the world that are aware of the pain of being at war. The South American country has been at war since 1948; the world’s longest civil war.[1] A report done by the International Committee of the Red Cross in 2010 stated […]
About 2 weeks ago, South Africa became the latest African country to indicate its intention to pull out of the ICC (International Criminal Court).[1] This happened just days after Burundi signed its intention to leave.[2] South Africa claimed it was leaving because being part of the ICC was incompatible with […]
The Swahili people have a saying that goes ‘fahali wawili wanapopigana nyasi huumia’. What the saying means is that when two bulls fight, it is the grass that gets hurt or in other words when the powerful go at each other, it is the weak and the vulnerable that bear […]
It has long been the norm for African countries to have cases of conflict and war right after the results of a (general) election have been announced. Those that are announced as winners believe that they won fair and square and that the public has exercised their democratic right to […]
Despite the hurdles, the times of despair and hopelessness and just when it seems like everything has gone to smithereens, the world has beaten the odds time and time again and proven its resilience. From post-World War II reconstruction in countries like Germany to the most recent signing of a […]
In today’s world, almost everyday a story of war or conflict due to one reason or another is featured in both local and international news. Whether they are stories of war between nations or internal strife, it seems that peace has become elusive and people are getting used to reports […]
The 18th of August is indeed a day for the entire world to remember. Major news channels like CNN, Al Jazeera and the BBC (among others) covered the rescue of 5 year old Omran Daqneesh, a Syrian, after an airstrike that had taken place in the city of Aleppo.[1] A […]
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, was plunged into chaos when forces, loyal to President Salva Kiir, clashed with those loyal to his, now replaced, Vice President Riek Machar.[1] The response by the United Nations (UN) was to seek the deployment of 4,000 troops into the country[2] in a bid […]
In 2014, Adam Withnall, a Senior Reporter for The Independent wrote an article[1] that revealed countries in the world that could be deemed conflict free. Within the body of the article is a photograph of a Sudanese child in tears and above the photo are the words ’10 most conflicted […]
In a report released in Britain today, July 6th, 2016, Sir John Chilcot has stated that military action was not a last resort and that despite explicit warnings about the aftermath of the invasion, the UK decided to go into war. He went on to state that the imminent threat […]
The principle of non-intervention is a rule of international law that restricts the ability of outside nations to interfere with the internal affairs of another nation. It is corollary to the principle of sovereignty possessed by each nation. It was stated by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the […]
The German Bundestag (Parliament), on June 2nd 2016, approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was‘genocide.’ Germany becomes the newest nation to recognize the killings as genocide after others such as France and Russia. [1]Turkey however denies that there was a […]
All eyes are on Kenya the nation is set to hold elections on August 8th 2017.[1] It is feared that the country will plunge into chaos as it did after its 2007 – 2008 elections. This is mainly due to issues of hate speech, the politicization of ethnicity, and […]
In 2014, the government of Ivory Coast released a list comprised of 30,000 people whom it considers entitled to compensation due to the political crises dating back to 1990.[1] About 800,000 applications were submitted in total, with the majority being rejected by virtue of double listings, incomplete applications, as well as […]
