On July 9th, 2011, thousands of people in the South chanted ‘freedom’ to commemorate the birth of youngest nation in the world. At that time, the official declaration of South independence was also celebrated by pol...
[twitter style=”horizontal” source=”@intlpolitical” float=”left”][fbshare type=”button”] “Hard times”. This is the title of English novelist, Charles Dickens’ book that was...
On 9 April, following months of negotiations, MEPs and ministers finally agreed to new transparency rules regarding payments to governments from the extractive sectors, involving companies from the mining, oil and gas, as well ...
On New Year’s eve, Zambia’s President Michael Sata addressed the nation in a speech that at first did not generate a lot of excitement among citizens until, bit by bit, it was picked apart by people with different interests...
The eastern coast of Kenya, home to millions of people and the pearl of the country’s once-booming tourist industry, is now slowly draining itself of foreign visitors. Growing unemployment lands fertile ground for drug tr...
It not entirely an accident that Timbuktu is a colloquialism for any faraway place. The intricately complex conflict in Northern Mali is one that seems even more remote from our comprehension than other modern armed conflicts. ...
A man was beaten by members of the public in Kotodayo community in Ota in western Nigeria, on August 22, 2013, for allegedly being gay. This came in the wake of a bill passed in the Nigeria’s House of Representative on...
Drones: America’s Favorite Weapon Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have become the primary tool in the fight against terrorism since President Barack Obama took office. Originally used for purposes...