In English grammar’s complex and nuanced world, whether to capitalize specific terms can often lead to confusion and debate. One such term that frequently stirs discussion is “presidential election.” While…
In English grammar’s complex and nuanced world, whether to capitalize specific terms can often lead to confusion and debate. One such term that frequently stirs discussion is “presidential election.” While…
Journal of Peace Research, Ahead of Print. The question of foreign direct investment (FDI) and socio-political development is debated heavily. Liberals believe that FDI brings economic opportunities and/or increased incentives…
A group of House Democrats on Friday called on the Biden administration to withdraw support for a planned multinational military intervention in Haiti — and for the country's embattled president.…
Africa Spectrum, Volume 58, Issue 3, Page 191-200, December 2023. Contemporary forms of precarity, migration, connectivity, and sociality have transformed what it means to be a man in many African…
As Haiti faces a situation of “absolute brutal violence”, the deployment of a multi-national security support mission is awaited with hope, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country said…
Les sanctions imposées au Niger par la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest après le coup d’État de juillet affectent avant tout les civils. Sous l’impulsion du Nigéria,…
UN independent human rights experts on Thursday raised concerns about the “dangerous precedent and far-reaching negative consequences” of Russia’s Supreme Court decision declaring the “international LGBT movement and its structural…
Nigeria's large economy and burgeoning soft power make it a critical emerging power in Africa. But domestic problems demand that Nigeria steer a careful middle path between the United States…
Uganda accused the U.S. of pushing an "LGBT agenda" in the wake of pushback to an anti-gay law. "There's a coup at the State Department in the U.S. It is…
U.S. M1A1 Abrams tanks needed for training the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrive by rail at Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 14, 2023. The M1A1 training is expected to last several weeks.…
The UNESCO committee that protects so called Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Botswana this week to add new entries to the UN culture agency’s list of world treasures, some of…
Authorities in Nigeria must investigate a string of deadly airstrikes over the past six years and hold those responsible to account, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday.
Analysts said the rhetorical escalation by Burhan reflected the lack of interest by Bashir loyalist allies in a halt to the fighting which they fear could mean their return to…
Sea arrivals from North Africa have jumped to nearly 153,000 so far this year from almost 96,000 in the same period of 2022 and 63,000 in the same period of…
Violent extremist organizations have taken advantage of weak governments and failed states across the Sahel region, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs said.
This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson talk to Julien Barnes-Dacey, director of the Middle East and North Africa Program at ECFR, about Europe’s response to…
The sanctions imposed on Niger by the Economic Community of West African States after its July coup are hurting civilians more than anyone else. Led by Nigeria, the bloc should…
For over a year, a group of United Nations peacekeepers from Ghana led by Captain Esinam Baah regularly patrolled the “blue line” or the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel, and visited neighbourhoods…
At least nine relatives of a CNN producer were killed in an Israeli strike in northern Gaza, according to the news outlet. CNN reported that Ibrahim Dahman, 36, was informed…
Ministers and delegates from more than 85 countries and international organizations are meeting in Ghana this week to express their collective commitment to UN Peacekeeping.
Flooding in Somalia has uprooted more than one million people and killed 110, UN humanitarians in the country said in their latest situation report on Monday.
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