by Ambra Visentin
The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the mercenary group Wagner Army, marks a point of no return for the soldiers themselves, about whose future the world is asking many questions. The list of passengers on board...
Since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in April last year, more than 13,000 people are feared to have been killed and over 10 million driven from their...
by Sarvish Waheed
The ongoing civil war in Sudan, between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and the Sudanese Armed Force (SAF) led by General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, inevitably has an impact on neighbouring countries. One...
by Olumba E. Ezenwa* and Olayinka Ajala** - The Conversation, OtherNews
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 27. Ecowas, which was formed in 1975, is a...
On the EU-Rwanda Protocol signed on 19 February 2024
Communiqué
“The European Union has decided to suspend funding for new development projects in Rwanda, pending clarification of Kigali’s involvement in the conflict raging in eastern Congo. This follows the publication of...
by Ambra Visentin
Another French stronghold in Africa has fallen, but this time terrorism has nothing to do with it. On Tuesday evening, when the results of Saturday's elections were announced on the Gabon 24 television channel, the Gambian coup...
In the last week alone, three mass abductions took place. The perpetrators are criminal, terrorist or herdsmen groups taking advantage of the extreme weakness of the Nigerian government. Riccardo Noury, spokesperson for Amnesty International Italy, explains the impact of...
by Ambra Visentin
The annual production of plastic has more than doubled in 20 years to 460 million tonnes. As with other environmental problems, the political and scientific world is struggling to find solutions quickly. Plastic production could triple again...
by Ambra Visentin
As the conflict in Congo intensifies, heavy rains and flooding have already killed more than 300 people in the region. Some 1.8 million people have been affected by flooding. With limited access to water and sanitation, there...
by Ambra Visentin
One year on from the start of the latest civil war in Sudan, an international humanitarian conference in Paris recently pledged more than two billion euros in aid for the north-east African country. The country has been...
