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Al-Shabaab threats to American and French forces can benefit China and President Guelleh campaign

Al-Shabaab tries to expand its influence in East Africa and push out Western foreign military forces beyond the region. It uses upcoming presidential elections uncertainty in Djibouti to grow influence and…

April 2, 2021Al Shabaab, Djibouti

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Election results in Congo hardly to roil the country, but hurt democracy

Presidential election results in Congo look pessimistic for democracy in this country. There are all signs the dictatorship has been set up in Brazzaville with elements of government corruption, clamping…

March 25, 2021Congo

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El Salvador is distancing from democracy under the populist President Bukele, nearing authoritarian trend

The election in El Salvador confirmed fears that there will soon be few checks left to rein in Bukele’s authoritarian drift. The danger at this moment is the functioning of democratic institutions. …

March 5, 2021Salvador

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The Road Ahead with Russia

“You destroyed us.” That assessment by a senior Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy official summed up the feeling in Moscow during the immediate post-Cold War period. As Nuclear Affairs Officer…

February 16, 2021Russia

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Russia keeps setting up and backing neo-Nazi fighting groups in the West

Russia keeps setting up fighting groups of neo-Nazi ideology under its sway in Western countries, providing training, supply and political lobbying for them. It came to light in 2020 that…

January 27, 2021Nazi, Russia, Slovakia

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The developments in Haiti likely to get worse ahead of elections and national referendum

Haitian President Moïse is unlikely to step down over oppositional protests before the elections are held. His administration will continue to face pressure from public protests over worsening social and…

January 15, 2021Haiti

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USA: when the teacher is wrong

When Donald Trump entered the White House as the 45th President of the United States of America on January 20th, in 2017, the influential Washington Post newspaper commented on the…

January 13, 2021Gerta Zaimi, USA

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Severe violence risks after presidential rally in Uganda

Prevailing political conditions in Uganda are stacked against the likelihood of free and fair parliamentary and presidential elections later this week. Uganda will likely see increased violence and state…

January 12, 2021Uganda

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Criminalization of FGM/C in Sudan is a good signal, but couldn’t change the situation with human rights

Sudan's government has criminalized female genital mutilation (FGM), clamping down on a practice that most of the country's women and girls have endured. Globally, more than 200 million of girl and…

May 26, 2020female genital mutilation, FGM, Somalia, Sudan

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Silvia Romano and the liberal principles in the 21st century’s West

The announcement of the release of Silvia Romano in Mogadishu was given on May 9th in Italy. Silvia is a 24-year-old girl cooperating in Kenya with the “Africa Milele” NGO. She…

May 21, 2020Gerta Zaimi, Italy, Silvia Romano, Somalia, Turkey

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Al-Shabaab threats to American and French forces can benefit China and President Guelleh campaign

Election results in Congo hardly to roil the country, but hurt democracy

El Salvador is distancing from democracy under the populist President Bukele, nearing authoritarian trend

The Road Ahead with Russia

Russia keeps setting up and backing neo-Nazi fighting groups in the West

The developments in Haiti likely to get worse ahead of elections and national referendum

USA: when the teacher is wrong

Severe violence risks after presidential rally in Uganda

Criminalization of FGM/C in Sudan is a good signal, but couldn’t change the situation with human rights

Silvia Romano and the liberal principles in the 21st century’s West

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