Boko Haram, an organisation of Jihadi terrorists operating in West Africa, re-surfaced last week with an attack on a camp near Nguetchewe village, Cameroon. Two assailants forced entry to the camp and launched explosive devices at 11:30pm on August 1st, killing themselves and 17 civilians. The camp is a temporary refuge […]
Three furled Somali flags played backdrop to a dispassionate Hassan Ali Khaire, as he resigned from his post as Prime Minister on Saturday the 25th of July. Not that he had much choice. Mr Khaire had been under pressure since a majority of Somali MPs (170 of 178) voted […]
The U.S.A. is splitting down the middle. On political, social and economic matters, people are flocking away from the centre – away from compromise and diplomacy – and towards the extremities of the political spectrum. In their wake, the political landscape has become a hotbed for tension and violence, and […]
After failing to win a majority in the Polish Presidential election – June 28th – Andrzej Duda went head-to-head in the second round with Rafal Trzaskowski this Monday. He won by a narrow margin (51.1% to 48.9%), to the despair of partisans of LGBT rights. Duda, the incumbent President, hails […]
Libraries across Hong Kong have begun clearing their shelves of pro-democracy books. So far, nine titles have been culled from public libraries in the region, including books by young activist Joshua Wong and pro-democracy politician Tanya Chan. The books are under review, to determine whether they comply with Hong Kong’s […]
On Saturday, June 27th, London was abuzz with calls for change. Thousands of non-violent protesters from three different movements took to the streets to shout their grievances, placards and megaphones in hand. They represented Black Lives Matter (BLM), the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), and Justice for Shukri Abdi. At first […]
Islamophobia has surged in India since the coronavirus outbreak. Now, its northern neighbour Nepal must contend with rippling religious tensions. India has an influence on Nepal which is hard to exaggerate. Many Nepali citizens speak Hindi – existing data suggests 5%, but surveys suggest that the proportion is greater – […]
As coronavirus spread, so did the comparisons to war. ‘Stock-piling’, ‘the front-line’ and ‘fighting the virus’ have entered our everyday conversations about covid. World leaders have propagated this comparison: The Queen hailed the United Kingdom’s wartime spirit in her May address to the country, whilst New York’s Mayor Andrew Cuomo […]
Sunday evening saw the murder of another promising Somali journalist. 25 year-old Cali-Abdiwali was shot multiple times by a pair of assailants in Afgooye, 30 km South of Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital. His death came days after Amnesty International published a report highlighting the dangers facing Somali journalists. Mr Cali-Abdiwali’s […]
