The Brief The Brief: Issue Fifty-Four 2 May 2025 Africa France Out, Russia In? Burkina Faso’s Shift in Global Alliancesby Kaila Nkufo Men in the Burkinese capital Ouagadougou posing with the Russian flag. (Image Credit: Chérif Konaté, Wikimedia Commons).…
The Brief The Brief: Issue Fifty 16 Dec 2024 South America Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro charged over attempts to subvert 2022 electionby Daniel Cramphorn Bolsonarist rioters on the roof of the National Congress Building in Brasilia on 8…
The Debrief The Debrief: Issue Thirteen 3 Dec 2024 Ukraine's winter ahead: Why Biden's latest weapons shipments could spell the war's endby Joe Langham An apartment block in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, destroyed by Russian bombing in 2022. Image Credit:…
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-six 11 Mar 202412 Mar 2024 Africa Bloodshed in three villages as rebel violence escalatesby Nadia Ronnoco Image Credit: Priad123456789 (Wikimedia Commons) Around 170 people in three villages across the north of Burkina Faso have been…
The Brief the brief: issue forty-four 11 Feb 202411 Feb 2024 Africa Falling like dominoes: The demise of Senegalese democracyby Neo Allert Image Credit: U.S. State Department (Wikimedia Commons) Once heralded as democracy’s last refuge in West Africa, Senegal has experienced…
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-seven 28 Feb 2023 Africa Nigeria holds 2023 Presidential Elections amid rising security concerns and economic hardshipby Henry Neale image credit: Xtianolove (Wikimedia Commons) In Nigeria, presidential elections are currently underway to replace outgoing…
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…
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