Riots erupted in 9 suburbs of Libreville, Gabon’s capital city, on Thursday after the results of the presidential elections, the winner of which is the incumbent President, Ali Bongo. Supporters of Ali Bongo’s main rival, Jean Ping, have made accusations of the elections being rigged. While hundreds of people had begun
Fighting in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, has killed dozens of civilians over the past weekend. The recent battle, waged by al-Assad’s government and backed by Russian jets and fighters from Lebanon’s Hezbollah, was meant to encircle the rebel-held east of the city to quell the rebellion. Moderate rebels, with the
On the 23rd of June 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tajik President Rahmon met during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in which China pledged to increase security cooperation between the two countries. In particular, China wants to put an end to the illegal drug trade and prevent the diffusion of terrorist
