In Sudan, fighting that started on 15 April is continuing, precipitating the country in chaos. Diplomats and foreign nationals are being evacuated, reports the BBC, in an ever-growing list of countries worrying for the wellbeing of their nationals in Sudan....
by Marta Cavallaro
The last few weeks have been marked by an increase in violence in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with fatal consequences for the civilian population. On Thursday, 9 March, an attack...
by Ambra Visentin
Is there a revolution in South Africa? Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a populist party on the left of the political spectrum, called for a "national shutdown" on Monday, a protest in...
by Ambra Visentin
The scenario has been the same for months, with queues stretching for miles at many petrol stations across the country. Presidential elections are due to be held on 25 February and, as has historically been the case...
By Marta Cavallaro
Paris' withdrawal from Burkina Faso became official when the French Foreign Ministry stated on 22 January that it had received a formal request from the Burkinabé government to terminate the agreement governing Paris' presence in the country....
by Ambra Visentin
After an eight-year hiatus, and for the first time since 2015, a government plane took off from Madrid for Rabat on Wednesday afternoon. On board were Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and a dozen ministers. Sánchez is expected...
by Ambra Visentin
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov travelled to South Africa on Monday for talks with one of his country's most important allies on an African continent divided by the invasion of Ukraine and Western attempts to isolate Moscow....
by Ambra Visentin
In connection with the corruption scandal involving the European Parliament, the Belgian authorities requested the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of two MEPs. As announced by Parliament on Monday, President Roberta Metsola initiated the relevant emergency procedure....
by Ambra Visentin
Mark Rutte chose the National Archives in The Hague for the 'historic moment' he had been announcing for weeks. A sober location, but also the place where one must face one's own history. 'For centuries, the Dutch...
by Ambra Visentin
After an eight-year gap, the first summit between the United States and Africa took place from 13 to 15 December. An opportunity for the White House to make amends and to take bilateral relations to a different...
