The Brief the brief: issue seven 18 Oct 202124 Jan 2022 AFRICA ICJ ruling on Kenya-Somalia maritime border dispute by Harvey Young image credit: SKopp (Wikimedia Commons) The ICJ ruled on a maritime border dispute between Kenya and Somalia on 12…
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 Brief the brief: issue five 4 Oct 202124 Jan 2022 AFRICA Doumbouya becomes Guinea’s interim president by Frank Roberts image credit: papusjunior (Pixabay) Mamady Doumbouya has become the interim president of Guinea, following the military coup that occurred in September.…
The International Extravaganza YGA’s international extravaganza: no. 13 21 Sep 202124 Jan 2022 Tuvalu undergoes constitutional review by Gracie Daw image credit: lirneasia There is currently a constitutional review in Tuvalu which could introduce reforms to the country which would see the Queen…
The International Extravaganza YGA’s international extravaganza: no. 12 13 Sep 202124 Jan 2022 Volatility in al-Fashaga escalates by Angel Hill image credit: smahel (Pixabay) Relations between Sudan and Ethiopia sours as the border dispute to control the fertile plot of land, al-Fashaga, worsens…
The International Extravaganza YGA’s international extravaganza: no. 11 6 Sep 202124 Jan 2022 Saudi Arabia’s climate change plans struggle to lift off by Toby Gill image credit: GDJ (Pixabay) In 2016, Saudi Arabia ratified the Paris Agreement and promised that 50 percent of…
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…
The International Extravaganza YGA’s international extravaganza: no. 9 23 Aug 202124 Jan 2022 Ghurka hunger strike for equal pensions by Connor Crout image credit: Thomas_G (Pixabay) A group of Gurkhas were involved in a hunger strike outside Downing Street for 13 days, protesting…
The International Extravaganza YGA’s international extravaganza: no. 8 16 Aug 202124 Jan 2022 Malta on high-risk list for money laundering and terrorist financing by Connor Crout image credit: peter-facebook (Pixabay) Malta has been put on the UK’s high-risk list for money laundering and…