On January 1st, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, and Muse Bihi Abdi, the leader of Somaliland, surprised the international community with an announcement. During a joint press conference in Addis Ababa, they disclosed that landlocked Ethiopia would lease a naval port and a 20km stretch of the Red Sea coastline in Somaliland. In return, Somaliland would receive shares in Ethiopian …

Following election day on the 20th of December in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country has witnessed a wave of protest and uprising as a response to the election outcome, adding to the instability and insecurity present in the country. Due to a faulty organisation surrounding polling stations, only a provisional result can currently be established, one …

The European Union has always been a cradle of democracy and freedom for the rest of the states since its foundation. The moral advantage that EU member states had over other states was their respect for the values and ideals of democracy, justice and peaceful coexistence that lie at the core of the EU. In recent years, unfortunately, this has …

Under the Erdogan government there has been made a series of institutional changes by his party and bureaucrats to concentrated the maximum amount of power in him, with the upcoming election in 2023 being crucial for Erdogan regime to become stronger an solidify its institutional and political reign. In order to assure that this happens Erdogan must call all of …

As Peru’s first female President is taking over control of the region post the dramatic impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo, the world has been looking on to Peru with uncertainty. President Castillo was impeached by the very Congress he tried to dissolve and replace with an ‘exceptional emergency government’. He had announced on National Television of his agenda to …

At this point, there is a lot to be said against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Yet Brazil’s president has surprisingly good chances of re-election. Bolsonaro’s governing record is poor. This is the conclusion one must come to if one uses internationally recognized criteria. Since 2019, when he took office, the concentration of income and wealth has worsened, poverty has increased, …

“الشعب يريد إسقاط النظام”, “The people want the downfall of the regime.” These words, with their multiple translations and even more numerous implications, quickly spread from the roads of Tunisia across the Middle East and North Africa in 2011, becoming the slogan of the Arab Spring. 11 years later, in the country that ignited the spark of the regional upheaval, …

India’s respected Congress Party elects a new chairman. The new leader will not come from the Gandhi clan. But it is questionable whether this will bring about the new beginning that has been longed for. Rahul Gandhi is trying to attract attention with a long march through India. In five months, the 52-year-old opposition politician from the Congress Party wants …

Tens of thousands of Czechs demand the resignation of the government and an end to Russian sanctions. Vladimir Putin does not control them. But then who does ? “Nonviolent revolution” is what the organizers call their protest event. They are demanding the resignation of the conservative-liberal government under Petr Fiala, an end to EU sanctions against Russia, and the start …

In Burkina Faso, French facilities are under attack following yet another military coup. Paris expects the new rulers to swing towards Russia. Riots have broken out in the West African country, directed mainly against France. In the capital Ouagadougou, the French embassy was pelted with incendiary devices. Earlier, an angry mob had stormed the premises and vandalized the building. Several …