Security
A selection of the most important news related to Africa, Asia, and Europe found in different media outlets from around the world
May 31, 2019
As the trade war between the US and China rumbles on, some African countries are becoming collateral damage in the dispute. President Donald Trump’s administration wants […]
The National, May 31, 2019May 27, 2019
After months of protests, the military last week removed and locked up strongman Omar al-Bashir, ending his three-decade rule over the northeast African state. Since December, […]
QuartzAfrica, May 27, 2019May 24, 2019
“This is a global human rights issue”, said WHO Assistant Director-General for Medicines and Health Products Mariângela Simão on Saturday at the WHO Forum on Medicines in Johannesburg. “Everyone […]
UN News, May 24, 2019May 23, 2019
It’s not the first time African countries have been caught in the cross-hairs of president Donald Trump’s continued clampdown on immigration. Three African countries—Sudan, Libya and […]
QuartzAfrica, May 23, 2019May 22, 2019
After fraught talks on trade and market access, the two superpowers reached a last-minute deal, including on areas of climate cooperation. While less detailed than a […]
Climate Change News, May 22, 2019May 20, 2019
Niger sits in a dangerous neighborhood. Six of the seven countries it borders face crises of one degree or another. Across its northern border, a military […]
OZY, May 20, 2019May 17, 2019
NGOs continue to raise the alarm. African countries are being cheated out of billions in tax revenues — mainly by large foreign companies in the energy […]
DW, May 17, 2019May 15, 2019
Dairy farmers from North Africa on April 10, 2019 protested outside the European Union (EU) headquarters in Brussels in Belgium against unabated export of dairy products […]
DTE, May 15, 2019May 13, 2019
U.S. service members with the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa have spent the past few weeks helping victims of Cyclone Idai, a devastating storm […]
US Dept. Defense, May 13, 2019