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…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-two 25 Apr 202213 May 2022 AFRICA From an icon’s son to exile in shame: former Botswana president faced with serious charges by Harvey Young image credit: davidaime (Flickr) On 21 April Ian Khama, the previous…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty 14 Mar 202216 Mar 2022 AFRICA Moderna incoming! by Neo Allert image credit: Eduardo Munoz (Reuters) Good news on the Covid frontline! On March 7, Moderna, the company that developed the Spikevax vaccine, stated its…
The Debrief the debrief: issue four 6 Mar 20226 Mar 2022 Scott scouts second success image credit: Eesan1969 (Wikimedia Commons) In 2019, Labor’s Bill Shorten was surprisingly defeated by the Liberal-National Coalition’s Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce. Given that Australia had…
The Brief the brief: issue eighteen 28 Feb 2022 AFRICA Get your jab or pay the price! by Neo Allert image credit: tobias (Openclipart) The Ugandan Parliament is reviewing a law that would impose fines on people who refuse…
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