By Alice Pistolesi
The fragility of the African political systems is becoming increasingly evident. In the last eighteen months, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, Sudan, Guinea and Chad have been affected by coups d'état. We asked Francesco Strazzari, professor of political...
by Emanuele Giordana, reporting from Nairobi
Africa remains at the centre of the international community's concerns due to all the risks associated with hunger: Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen in particular remain at the highest level of alert, writes...
By Alice Pistolesi
"A predictable tragedy that highlights the need for urgent international action". This is how UN official Vladimir Voronkov described the siege at al-Sina'a prison in north-eastern Syria. The prison, stormed by Islamic State jihadists on 20 January,...
This op-ed features a reflection offered by film director and Derry resident Alessandro Negrini. Negrini also produced a short movie, Tides, on the complex history of Northern Ireland's troubles and on divided memory.
What is power? Power is impunity. And...
By Raffaele Crocco
The Ukrainian crisis continues to occupy the agendas and minds of the world's chancelleries. The fear of a Russian military escalation, with the consequent reaction of the United States and NATO, is worrying, as it would create...
By Harrison Mwilima, editor at Deutsche Welle (DW)
As we have just marked the World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture, I would like to take this time to remind fellow Africans — both those on the continent and...
By Alice Pistolesi
The recent brutal events of the war in Yemen suggest that we might be approaching a dangerous new phase of the conflict, now entering its seventh year. In two days (January 21 and 22) the Saudi-led Coalition...
By Raffaele Crocco
Everyone still hopes in a "big bluff from Moscow", but meanwhile NATO takes action. Concretely, mobilizing men and means - and it is the first time. The crisis on the border with Ukraine is progressively escalating, and...
An interview to Rosella Idéo by Alice Pistolesi
North Korea's new nuclear texts, part of a vast military defence program but also preparing for the upcoming elections in South Korea, deadlocked peace talks, while sanctions and pandemic border closures exacerbate...
This article appeared first on our Italian website on January 5th, 2022.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung was found guilty of organising the 2021 annual vigil in memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square turmoil and sentenced to 15...
