Sudan is experiencing another wave of pro-democracy protests after the country’s prime minister Abdalla Hamdok stepped down from his role. Protests had preceded Hamdok’s resignation, which came only a mere month after he was reinstated after being ousted during an October military coup. This coup was led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and
Growing protests in Kazakhstan over inflated fuel prices have unearthed an undercurrent of grievances with the countries economic and political structure. The peaceful protests began on the 2nd of January in central Zhanaozen, an oil-rich city situated in the western half of Kazakhstan territory, and in other surrounding cities, citizens demonstrated
Since July of 2021, Belarus has sent thousands of migrants to areas boarding its neighbouring country, Poland, in an attempt to antagonize the European Union into altering the sanctions placed on Belarusian officials. In the past the Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko has used Belarus’ security forces and border control to sway
On Monday the 25th, a coup in Sudan has upended endeavours into developing the country’s democracy, fracturing arrangements and connections that had been made between military and civilian factions across Sudan. Abdel Fattah al-Burham, a Sudanese politician and former member of the Sovereignty Council, detained the civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other leaders, firing numerous ambassadors and
400 Mawozo, an organized gang in Haiti, is believed to have abducted 17 missionaries and their family members, seizing their vehicle while they were returning from a site visit to an orphanage in Port-au-Prince. The missionary group, comprising 16 Americans and one Canadian, reportedly sent an audio recording to their Christian
On September 15th, President Joe Biden announced a pact with the United Kingdom and Australia to share nuclear-powered submarines, an announcement which revealed that France had been removed from the contract. This removal undermined France’s foreign policy ambitions in the Australasia region, since the contract was worth an estimated $65
International reports and accounts from former presidents and prime ministers have begun to outline the possible impending military coup in Brazil, led by the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. Throughout the year, Bolsonaro has used large-scale military parades and passing reforms impactful to the country’s electoral system as a way to
The political leader of the Taliban, Abdul Ghani Baradar, has stated that women and religious minorities will be given rights in accordance with the Taliban’s interpretation of Islamic Law and attacks will not be carried out abroad. Abdul Ghani Baradar and other key leaders have been negotiating and discussing a future
On the 4th of August, following a disputed presidential election, leading members of the Belarusian opposition were placed on trial after a government-enforced abolition of dissent was ordained throughout the country. The trial began at a court in Minsk where key opposition figures, Maria Kolesnikova, organizer of many protests, and
Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing declared himself prime minister on the 1st of August, and established a caretaker government performing governmental duties until a regular one is elected in 2023. He assumed the title after Myanmar’s military seized power in a sudden coup. Hlaing’s promise to provide elections and
On July 11th, thousands of Cubans began to peacefully protest against the lack of food and proper access to medicine. The country continues to undergo an economic crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and US sanctions. According to Cubalex, after Sunday’s police presence continued, at least 80 protesters,
On 7 July President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was assassinated. His assailants? A group of Colombians, some of which were former members of the country’s armed forces and Haitian Americans. These assailants claimed that they did not intend to kill the president but only arrest him, and hired two translators,
On 23 June 2021, the first citizen charged under the new Hong Kong national security law pled not guilty. The Beijing-imposed legislation, which was instated on 30 June 2020, is designed to curb protest and target secession, subversion, and collusion with foreign powers. The law puts pressure on anyone in
Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of North Korea, has appointed a de facto second-in-command in January to support the county’s ruling Worker’s Party of Korea; these reforms have changed the way power is distributed in a dictatorship dependent on control. The additional role, “first secretary” was a title Kim held from 2012 to
Ebrahim Raisi secured his place as Iran’s new president after preliminary results showed a 14.5 million vote lead against his closest rival. Raisi’s victory statement outlined the cabinet he intends to create, forming a “hardworking, anti-corruption and revolutionary environment.” As president, Raisi will likely be negotiating America’s reentry into the 2015 nuclear deal, alongside making
As Mexico neared the beginning of its gubernatorial midterm election season, eighty-nine politicians had been murdered with many more wounded or threatened, making this election Mexico’s deadliest to date. Most of those killed belonged to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party and a smaller portion
Hours after a ceasefire was called between Israel and Hamas on the 21st of May, Israeli police forces attacked Palestinians gathered around the Al-Aqsa mosque, one of the most prominent holy sites in the old city of Jerusalem. The ceasefire, a short interval at the height of the conflict, was
