The DRC which has faced frequently problems at its borders with several of its neighbours has clashed recently with Zambia. Both capitals have eventually managed to control the escalation. But these tensions come on top of other challenges for the country’s strategic copperbelt area,…
Over the last ten years, African military spending grew by 17%, rising to $41.2 billion in 2019, according to new research from the Stockholm…
The national elections that were scheduled for August have been postponed sine die because of the coronavirus outbreak. Some analysts fear that such decision…
One year after the General Election, the country still remains in a political crisis. The combination of a health crisis (Coronavirus) and a political…
Geographically located on the very outskirts of southeastern Europe, Moldova is a small state nestled between Romania and Ukraine. It shares the western border with Romania, while Ukraine envelops it to the north, east and south. The territory, mostly flat, coincides roughly with the Bessarabia region, an area situated between the Prut and Nistru rivers. The latter,…
From an economic point of view, Moldova is considered one of the poorest countries in Europe. The average net monthly income slightly exceeds 250 euros, the agricultural sector represents about 21% of the GDP, industry 15.1% and services 63.9%. Following independence, the country touched economic collapse due to the interruption of commercial ties with the ex-motherland and…
The Moldovan political situation is extremely complicated. It reflects the clashes between the West and Russia, but also between internal power groups that escape the great logic of international relations. In fact, it is self-centred interests that determine every balance, at the expense of the collective well-being, in the light of the significant influence played in politics…
The secessionist threat of the Gagauza community, which developed simultaneously with that of Transnistria, was resolved thanks to the recognition of an autonomy statute, subsequently contemplated in the 1994 Constitution (art.111 Cost.), and ratified by referendum in the territories concerned. The same fate did not fall to Transnistria where a 'dormant conflict' continues. However, the harmony of…
The Coronavirus pandemic is spreading across Africa. The virus has gradually attacked…
The Union of Superiors General of Catholic Religious Sisters launched the “Sowing…
After the Special Synod for the Pan-Amazon region, and the Post-Synod Exhortation…
A meeting to seek concrete solutions to problems and, most of all,…
A mixture of Anatolian pop and oriental folk, gypsy resonances and…
The plant is often harvested from the wild for local use,…
Grand Zimbabwe is one of Africa's largest and most complex archaeological…
Quechuas perform a special ritual to ask for rain to the…
The Turkish President sides with NATO but flirts with Moscow and uses Syrian refugees and the…
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Migration from Africa to Europe is increasingly being framed as a security threat to states and…
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Advocacy is Re-active while "forcing" us because problems or issues are already there. Then we use advocacy to respond, seeking to address or reducing their…
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The fox is the wicked animal in the forest, and everyone hates him. He is for ever cheating people and playing tricks on everyone. There is…
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A comprehensive survey of Africa’s youth – the African Youth Survey 2020 –has just revealed a rising Afro-Optimism among the continent’s youth driven by a strong…
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