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Tanzanian government continues to terror Maasai people

Tanzania's government is forcibly relocating Indigenous Maasai residents from their homes and ancestral lands in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA). Before further relocations are planned or carried out, the Tanzanian authorities…

July 31, 2024maasai, Tanzania, UAE

Democracy Governance

The Gambia has reaffirmed its human rights commitment by maintaining the ban on FGM

Gambian lawmakers voted to uphold a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation, rejecting the controversial bill seeking to overturn the law after months of heated debate and international pressure. There were concerns Gambia's bill could embolden a…

July 16, 2024FGM, Gambia

Democracy Governance

Authoritarian Kagame almost certainly win the fourth term in Rwanda

The President Paul Kagame is likely to win after the president held large rallies in major districts ofRwanda, telling his supporters about the progress his administration made. Since Kagame was first elected…

July 15, 2024Rwanda

Governance

Some Conclusions on Changes in President Putin’s Meeting Protocols

A review of video and photographic materials published following Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign visits suggests that, at least since early 2024, Russia has abolished the protocol for his biological…

July 11, 2024Putin, Russia

Governance

Pezeshkian’s foreign policy will mostly be limited to the nuclear dossier

The 69-year-old cardiac surgeon and former lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian is Iran’s new president and the first non-cleric to assume executive power since 2013. He was elected to office in a controversial presidential runoff on…

July 10, 2024Iran

Democracy Governance

Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins presidential vote amid claims of fraud

Ghazouani's victory in Mauritania is largely due to his ability to gather the screws of part of the opposition, which as a whole showed up divided at the electoral appointment. The electoral…

July 3, 2024Mauritania

Democracy Governance

Authoritarian drift in Angola

There are signs of President Joao Lourenco's government attempts to restrict democratic rights, suppress the opposition and reshape the nation in its favor. Angola was a socialist state battling US-backed…

July 2, 2024Angola, MPLA, UNITA

Corruption Governance

Signs of possible Mutharika’s comeback to power next year in Malawi

The former vice-president's death will likely create a political dilemma or an opportunity for President Lazarus Chakwera. Political tensions have been high in Malawi since the death of former vice-president Saulos Chilima…

June 21, 2024Malawi

Democracy Governance Intelligence ops

Ethiopia is allowing interception of communications without court order further defeating democracy standards

The Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives is currently considering a new bill that would empower investigators to intercept communications and correspondence without judicial authorization. This authority would be applicable in specific cases…

June 13, 2024Ethiopia

Conflict Geopolitics Governance

Why is Syria on UAE’s side over Iran in Gulf islands dispute?

Syria supported a declaration at the Arab League summit in Bahrain thispromoting “the sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates over its three islands” in the Gulf, referring to Abu Musa, Lesser…

June 10, 2024Iran, Syria, UAE

Governance

Tanzanian government continues to terror Maasai people

The Gambia has reaffirmed its human rights commitment by maintaining the ban on FGM

Authoritarian Kagame almost certainly win the fourth term in Rwanda

Some Conclusions on Changes in President Putin’s Meeting Protocols

Pezeshkian’s foreign policy will mostly be limited to the nuclear dossier

Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins presidential vote amid claims of fraud

Authoritarian drift in Angola

Signs of possible Mutharika’s comeback to power next year in Malawi

Ethiopia is allowing interception of communications without court order further defeating democracy standards

Why is Syria on UAE’s side over Iran in Gulf islands dispute?

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