The Debrief the debrief: issue ten 16 Feb 202316 Feb 2023 Third terms the charm: Lula’s first month backby Eleanor Austin image credit: Luiz79 (Wikimedia Commons) Since his inauguration on 1 January 2023, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s homecoming has been…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-eight 8 Nov 20228 Nov 2022 Africa Growing hunger in South Sudan, as the world’s youngest country remains gripped by worsening food shortagesby Henry Neale image credit: UK Ministry of Defence (Wikimedia Commons) The humanitarian crisis…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue fourteen 3 Oct 20226 Oct 2022 Eastern South America Fishing licences causing tensionsby Kate Nuttall image credit: Aquintero82 (Wikimedia Commons) Following the rise of tensions between Guyana and Suriname regarding fishing licences, Keith George, Guyana's ambassador…
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 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 Brief the brief: issue eleven 15 Nov 202124 Jan 2022 AFRICA The reconstitution of African art has begunby Neo Allert image credit: Joachim Huber (Flickr - originally DSC_0285) The 9 November was a truly emotional day for almost all Africans…
The Brief the brief: issue ten 8 Nov 202124 Jan 2022 AFRICA South Africa’s municipal elections end the ANC’s electoral domination by Connor Crout image credit: GDJ (Pixabay) On 1 November, South Africa held municipal elections to elect all councilors for…
The Brief the brief: issue six 11 Oct 202124 Jan 2022 AFRICA Contemporary struggles with an apartheid history by Angel Hill image credit: Jacques Nel Following the harrowing Phoenix riots, which were part of greater unrest in South Africa over the…
The International Extravaganza YGA’s international extravaganza: no. 10 30 Aug 202124 Jan 2022 Drought threatens Paraguay’s ecosystem by Harry Padoan image credit: Rodrigo Soldon (Flickr) Specialists have warned that water levels in the Paraná river are dangerously low, predominantly due to the climate…