The Brief the brief: issue thirty-eight 7 Mar 2023 Africa Crucial Forest conservation conference in Gabon discusses the fate one of the world’s most important areasby Harvey Young image credit: Aymatth2 (Wikimedia Commons) The One Forest Summit, one of…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty-seven 28 Feb 2023 Africa Nigeria holds 2023 Presidential Elections amid rising security concerns and economic hardshipby Henry Neale image credit: Xtianolove (Wikimedia Commons) In Nigeria, presidential elections are currently underway to replace outgoing…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty-six 21 Feb 202321 Feb 2023 Africa No Naira in Nigeria: currency shortage leads to protests in the streetsby Tom Lindley image credit: Vacant0 (Wikimedia Commons) A report from the National Bank of Nigeria states that…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty-five 14 Feb 202314 Feb 2023 Africa The bear and the lion: Sergey Lavrov visits Bamakoby Neo Allert image credit: Sertion (Wikimedia Commons) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov embarked on a two-day trip to Mali last…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty-four 7 Feb 2023 Africa ‘May hope and peace dwell in South Sudan’ – Pope Francis urges to put an end to violence in South Sudanby Neo Allert image credit: Steinsplitter (Wikimedia Commons) On…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty-three 30 Jan 2023 Africa Burkina Faso pivots towards Russia as French troops and ambassador ordered to leaveby Harvey Young image credit: TUBS (Wikimedia Commons) On 23 January, Burkina Faso’s ruling military Junta ordered…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty-two 23 Jan 2023 Africa A step towards security: Burkina Faso security forces save abducted womenby Neo Allert image credit: Alkari (Wikimedia Commons) Burkina Faso is one of several countries in the Sahel region…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty-one 29 Nov 202229 Nov 2022 Africa Unrest breaks out on Mayotteby Herb Alexander image credit: TUBS (Wikimedia Commons) The small Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte has been engulfed by civil disorder in recent weeks, with…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty 22 Nov 2022 Africa Ghana’s Finance Minister under fire: Ofori-Atta facing parliamentary inquiryby Neo Allert image credit: Kwame87 (Wikimedia Commons) Amidst a growing financial crisis, Ghanaian Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta has come under…
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