South Africa, China and Russia are set to commence a 10-day naval exercise – “Mosi II” – off the coast of Durban, South Africa in the Indian Ocean on the 24th of February, 2023. South Africa is engaging in the exercise as a way to strengthen its navy, which in
When Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned during a speech in 2014 that “we all need to work together to avoid the Thucydides Trap”, many wondered about the extent to which China would adhere to its own exhortation. This weekend, China announced at its annual ‘Two Sessions’ of the National People’s
When US presidential – even House and Senate elections, for that matter – take place, it is no exaggeration to say that the world tunes in. Of course, there is a legitimate reason behind this: what happens within the global hegemon’s borders affects all regions of the world and thus
On Friday, March 17th, The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that there are around ten million children in central Sahel that are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. This is due to the escalating conflict in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. This violence has now started to spread into
Comments from the Israeli minister have incited further conflict with the Palestinian people. This past Monday, reuters.com reported that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich drew condemnation after he said there was so such thing as Palestinian people. Claims like “Who was the first Palestinian king? What language do the Palestinians
Last Friday, after the direction given out on behalf of President Joe Biden, the American Ministry of Defense gave the command to carry out an airstrike towards pro-Iranian forces in Syria. As of now, according to the Italian press agency Ansa, these attacks have killed at least 19 Syrians; based
João Lourenço, President of Angola, held a private meeting last Saturday with Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.), regarding the restoration of peace in the ravaged eastern Congo. This meeting follows an announcement that the Angolan parliament had approved a year-long deployment of up to
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Earlier this year, the Italian parliament approved legislation that imposes significantly stricter requirements and restrictions on search and rescue (S.A.R.) vessels that carry out life-saving work. Despite the United Nations Law of the Sea, which states that ships are obliged to rescue people in distress, the new demands include a
Albinism is a rare, hereditary and non-degenerative disease consisting of the reduced or lack of production of melanin, the pigment that colours the skin, hair, and eyes. In people with albinism, pigmentation in these areas takes on different shades depending on the amount of melanin in the body. Across Africa,
After an investigation, the Bangladeshi government has declared the fire that broke out in a Rohingya refugee camp on March 5th an act of “planned sabotage.” In a report based on the eyewitness accounts of over 150 people, senior district government official Abu Sufian said the fire’s multiple simultaneous ignition
On March 20th, 2003, then-U.S. President George W. Bush and then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair invaded Iraq on the pretext that Iraq was an “axis of evil,” with Saddam Hussein possessing weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The invasion mobilized a devastating eight-year-long war, ending in 2011, that tore the fabric
Tropical cyclone Freddy has torn through southern Malawi for the second time on Monday this week, leaving hundreds displaced with no water or basic sanitation and many searching for or grieving loved ones. Although the cyclone is gone, Malawi is “expected to keep receiving heavy rains,” and with that, a potential
Sustained combat between the M23 movement and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has displaced over 300,000 people from their homes throughout the province of North Kivu this past month, as reported by the United Nations refugee agency. Fueled by lingering geopolitical and ethnic tensions from
Reports indicate that Médecins Sans Frontiers (M.S.F.), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has been forced to close its hospital in Cite Soleil due to the grave risks posed to staff and patients. Following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2021, Haiti has seen a sharp rise in gang
On a calm Saturday morning in one of Afghanistan’s northern regions, a press award ceremony for war journalists turned into tragedy when an explosion occurred. What was supposed to be a day to celebrate a free press and brave individuals ended with the date for a security guard, leaving several
On the 8th of February, six pregnant Russian women landed at Ezeiza airport in Argentina and were detained by authorities for not being tourists. This follows the recent explosion of Russian women flying to Argentina to give birth on the pretence of being tourists, whilst truly wanting to obtain Argentinian
In October 2022, the bodies of 6 female sex workers were discovered in a building in Johannesburg. A 21-year-old man was arrested, and this incident sparked a conversation in South Africa about the treatment and rights of sex workers. Protests occurred outside the courtroom, with organisations calling for laws to
Burkina Faso is a Western African country which gained independence from France in 1960. Burkina Faso means “Land of Upright Men”. The name of the country goes back to Thomas Sankara, who only governed for 4 years, from 1983 to 1987, but deeply marked the identity of the African country,
Yemen’s crisis is one of the many human rights emergencies the world is dealing with in our modern society. Yemen has been involved in a terrible conflict for more than eight years, leading to numerous human rights breaches. The Civil War started in 2014 and it sees Houthi rebels fighting
