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 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 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 sixteen 7 Feb 2022 AFRICA Tales of a survived coup attempt by Angel Hill image credit: Clker-Free-Vector-Images (Pixabay) Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of Guinea-Bissau, has survived five hours of intense gunfire in a coup…
The Brief the brief: issue thirteen 29 Nov 202124 Jan 2022 AFRICA War criminals, generals and politicians: Who will become Libya’s new president? by Neo Allert image credit: Magharebia (Wikimedia Commons and Flickr) Libya has been in turmoil ever since a…
The Brief the brief: issue nine 2 Nov 202124 Jan 2022 AFRICA Military coup puts Sudan’s democratic future into question by Harvey Young image credit: Ola A. Alsheikh (Wikimedia Commons) Sudan was plunged into chaos on 25 October when the military…
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…