Author: Hannah Wentworth

Armed Men Kidnap 13 Women In Nigeria Amidst Ongoing Security Crisis

13 women and an infant were abducted during an overnight raid in northwestern Nigeria. A bride and ten bridesmaids were amongst those who were kidnapped on 30 November 2025 in the village of Chacho in Sokoto State. This abduction comes amidst a string of mass kidnappings across Nigeria, reflecting the

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Trump Threatens To Take Military Action In Nigeria Over ‘Killing Of Christians’

US President Donald Trump has threatened Nigeria with military intervention over the “killing of Christians”. The Nigerian security crisis has garnered attention in recent weeks from Trump and his administration, who have characterized the situation as a “Christian genocide”. Experts have rebuked this designation as false and overly simplistic, stating

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Madagascar President Ousted In Military Coup Following Youth Protests

Madagascar’s former president, Andry Rajoelina, has been ousted from power in a military coup following weeks of nationwide protests. Youth-led demonstrations began at the end of September over water and power cuts despite facing violence from security forces. After weeks of protests, coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina has seized power

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EU Foreign Ministers Divided Over Gaza

European Union foreign ministers remain divided on the action to take over Israel’s offensive in Gaza. On an August 30 gathering in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, ministers from the E.U.’s 27 member states discussed potential actions over the situation in Gaza, which has killed over 65,000 people since October 2023.

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Rwanda and DRC Established Economic Framework as Part of Peace Agreement

  On Friday, August 1, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reached an agreement on economic terms tied to a peace deal signed earlier in the summer in Washington, D.C. The provisions include cooperation on energy, infrastructure, mineral supply chains, national parks, and public health, according to the

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Analysts Fear South Sudan Being Drawn Into Sudan’s Civil War

As the African nation of Sudan enters the third year of its civil war, new strategic alliances may serve to pull the independent nation state of South Sudan into the fighting and ignite a wider conflict across the region. In February, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), which controls parts

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Rubio Warns Panama Against Chinese Influence

During a visit to Panama, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Panama must reduce what President Trump perceives as “Chinese influence” over the Panama Canal or face the possibility of the United States “retaking” the canal. Rubio visited the country and toured the Canal Zone during his first

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US Confirms Iranian-American Journalist Detained In Iran

On Sunday November 3, it was confirmed to The Associated Press (AP) by the US State Department that an Iranian-American journalist, Reza Valizadeh, has been detained in Iran for months. The imprisonment of Valizadeh came as Iran marked the 45th anniversary of the US embassy takeover and hostage crisis. Valizadeh’s

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Recent EU border policies raise concern amongst civil society organizations

European Union leaders demonstrated their commitment to tightening borders and shifting towards harsher policies regarding migrants and asylum seekers on October 17 in Brussels during a summit dominated by discussions of migration. The summit comes following a recent surge of the far right in the EU parliamentary elections this June

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Rohingya Flee Deadly Attacks In Myanmar Among Growing Fears Of Ethnic Cleansing

Hundreds of Rohingya people have fled from Myanmar’s Rakhine State into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, amid the escalation of fighting between Myanmar’s ruling military junta and the opposition militia Arakan Army. Both groups have targeted the Rohingya, a minority ethnic group residing primarily in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, that has faced decades

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Hungary’s Orbán forms new far-right group in European Parliament

The far-right “Patriots for Europe” alliance created by Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has become the third-largest group in the European Parliament. Orbán presented the alliance of his Fidesz party with the Austrian Freedom Party and the Czech ANO party on June 30 in Vienna, the day before Hungary took

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Israeli Minister’s Nuclear Remark Raises ‘Huge Number Of Questions’ According To Russia

On Tuesday, November 7th, 2023, Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned that provocative remarks made by Israeli officials regarding the use of nuclear weapons in Gaza prompted questions regarding Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons. In a radio interview, far-right Heritage Minister Amihay Eliyahu responded to the question of launching possible nuclear strikes

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Canadian Police Charge Three With Murder Of Sikh Leader

On May 3, 2024, the Canadian police announced that three Indian nationals had been arrested for their involvement in the June killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia. Nijjar was shot dead by masked gunmen outside of a Sikh gurdwara in Surrey,

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