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Ethiopian Enmity, Part One: Conflict Erupts
Editor’s note: This is the first instalment of a two-part series on the increasingly regionalized conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. To read part two, click here. The prestigious Nobel Peace Prize prize sits …
Elections in Venezuela: A Sombre Forecast for Democracy
On 6 December, the electoral center of Vargas, Venezuela was unrecognisably empty in the midst of a national election wherein Venezuelans were choosing the representatives sitting in the National Assembly. This was a …
Who Will Lead the Muslim World: Turkey or Indonesia?
To summarise developments within the Islamic world between 2010 and 2020 as turbulent would be an understatement. Drastic regional realignments caused by the stentorian momentum of the Arab Spring and the Saudi-Iranian rivalry …
A Double-Edged Sword: The Manipulation of Social Media in African Countries Endangers Human Rights in More Ways than One
Social media has become a battleground for the leaders of African countries and their opposition. The consequences are devastating. Ethiopia’s latest conflict was preceded by an escalation in the circulation of hate speech …