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…
The Brief the brief: issue thirty-three 30 Jan 2023 Africa Burkina Faso pivots towards Russia as French troops and ambassador ordered to leaveby Harvey Young image credit: TUBS (Wikimedia Commons) On 23 January, Burkina Faso’s ruling military Junta ordered…
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-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 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…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue six 8 Aug 2022 EAST ASIA Retaliation and uncertainty after Pelosi visit by Eleanor Austin image credit:KOKUYO (Wikimedia Commons) The China-US relations have revealed their tumultuous nature once more, following Nancy Pelosi’s unauthorised visit…
The International Extravaganza summer extravaganza: issue five 2 Aug 2022 CAUCASUS Armenian troop withdrawals raises hopes for peace settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh by Harvey Young image credit: BoNDeX (Wikimedia Commons) The Armenian government has recently announced that it will withdraw all…
The International Extravaganza the summer extravaganza: issue two 11 Jul 2022 HORN OF AFRICA Devastation in Somalia by Connor Crout image credit: GDJ (pixabay) The UN has warned that eight of the 18 regions that make up Somalia are at serious…
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