The Brief The Brief: Issue Forty-Eight 7 Nov 20247 Nov 2024 Europe Alleged Russian interference affects Moldova EU Referendumby Isabel Batt Map of the results - blue represents ‘Yes’, brown represents ‘No’. (Image Credit: Dashin24, Wikimedia Commons) Moldova held a key…
The Brief the brief: issue forty- one 13 Nov 202316 Nov 2023 Africa Remembering forgotten conflicts: the third civil war in Sudan by Neo Allert Image credit: Željko Heimer (wikipedia) With so many wars and armed conflicts plaguing the world it is…
The Brief the brief: issue forty 30 Oct 202331 Oct 2023 Africa The rematch of the decade: Weah vs Boakaiby Neo Allert Image credit: Oona Räisänen (wikipedia) Liberia’s 2023 general election has been in full steam since the polling stations opened…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty-nine 16 Oct 202316 Oct 2023 Africa Foreign Minister out as planned Haiti mission becomes embroiled in controversyby Aidan O'Connor image credit: AMISOM Public Information (Flickr) The controversy surrounding Kenyan police deployment to Haiti has been…
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 twenty-nine 15 Nov 2022 Africa Tshisekedi calls for mobilisation in the face of M23 threatby Herb Alexander image credit: Sangjinhwa (Wikimedia Commons) M23 rebels have made advances as the war in the Democratic Republic…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-five 17 Oct 2022 Africa Hopes for democracy as former opposition leader appointed as Chad PMby Harvey Young image credit: TUBS (Wikimedia Commons) In a move that has raised hopes that Chad might transition…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue thirteen 27 Sep 2022 Caribbean Kalinago week: celebrating Dominica’s indigenous heritageby Neo Allert image credit: MapGrid (Wikimedia Commons) For the 41st time the commonwealth of Dominica is celebrating its indigenous heritage and culture by…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-three 16 May 2022 AFRICA A new wave of terrorism by Neo Allert image credit: Lojwe (Wikimedia Commons) There has been yet another attack in West Africa: with eight soldiers having been killed and…