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 Brief the brief: issue twenty-seven 31 Oct 2022 Africa Mercenaries worsen the security situation in Maliby Herb Alexander image credit: M.Bitton (Wikimedia Commons) On 27 October a senior US state department official blamed the deteriorating situation in Mali on the…
The Brief the brief: issue twenty-six 24 Oct 2022 Africa Ugandan Court Sentences Ivory Trader to Life in Prisonby Freddie Weaver image credit: Paul Asjes (Flickr) A Ugandan court has sentenced an ivory trader to life imprisonment – Uganda’s…
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 Brief the brief: issue twenty-four 11 Oct 202211 Oct 2022 Africa Violence returns to Djiboutiby Neo Allert image credit: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (Encyclopædia Britannica) On 8 October, Djibouti’s defence ministry released a statement reporting the death of seven soldiers at…
The Debrief the debrief: issue eight 6 Oct 2022 disclaimer: this article is an opinion piece and reflects the views of the author Queen Elizabeth II was a European Queen by Orestis Sechas image credit: A09 (Wikimedia Commons) The…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue twelve 20 Sep 202220 Sep 2022 Western Europe The Silent Skies Aboveby Aidan O’Connor image credit: Kevin Coombs (Reuters) France’s skies fell silent on Friday as air traffic control strikes brought major disruption to flights across…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue eleven 12 Sep 2022 Nordics From outcasts to kingmakers: Sweden’s right-wing populists on the cusp of power by Aidan O’Connor image credit: TT News Agency On 11 September, Sweden will head to the polls…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue ten 5 Sep 2022 Eastern Europe A welcome with one hand and a weapon in the other by Rachael Ward image credit: Louisa Gouliamaki (AFP) Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, around 6,900,000 million Ukrainians…
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