South Africa has requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to take an interim measure aimed at stopping Israel from committing acts defined as “potential genocide”. The primary action requested is for the court to call for a halt to combat operations. Initially, South Africa’s plea was not met with nearly as much urgency and attention as it is now. …

On January 1st, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, and Muse Bihi Abdi, the leader of Somaliland, surprised the international community with an announcement. During a joint press conference in Addis Ababa, they disclosed that landlocked Ethiopia would lease a naval port and a 20km stretch of the Red Sea coastline in Somaliland. In return, Somaliland would receive shares in Ethiopian …

Background The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an organisation which aims to achieve unity and cooperation amongst petroleum exporting countries, particularly in regards to their exporting policies. The organisation thus operates to achieve a certain stability in the market. In order to join, a state has to have a substantial net export of crude petroleum. An advantage of …

The withdrawal of French military from Niger, along with Mali and Burkina Faso, demonstrates how difficult life is for Sahelian countries. The departure occurred when the military assumed control of the region and the locals began to dislike France. The bad blood between France and the Sahel nations, along with more people preferring Russia, altered who had power in the region. …

Due to its position, Egypt is more vulnerable to the consequences of the conflict in Gaza. Sharing a border with the region, it has often been pressured to play a more active role, specifically, to welcome Palestinian refugees. Egypt has historically determinately refused to do so claiming that it would mean to abandon the Palestinian cause. The recent developments, however, …

Following election day on the 20th of December in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country has witnessed a wave of protest and uprising as a response to the election outcome, adding to the instability and insecurity present in the country. Due to a faulty organisation surrounding polling stations, only a provisional result can currently be established, one …

            Over the past few months, we have been observing a number of horrific humanitarian conflicts that have stopped the world, both due to its advancement and the failed attempts to stop them. Throughout the many disputes, many attempts were made to promote a ceasefire, establish sanctions, and overall put human rights as a priority of protection for the international community. …

The summer of 2023 witnessed two additional coup d’états, in Niger and Gabon, the latest in a wave across West Africa in recent years. A perceivable trend is that these coup d’états have occurred in former French colonies, with a coup d’état in Mali in 2021 and in Burkina Faso in 2022. While respective reasons underlie these coups, there is …

The African continent is showing a particular deterioration in the protection of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and other identities’ (LGBTQ+) rights. Most African countries have already imposed restrictive policies against LGBTQ+ communities, while others are worsening now their conditions. Same-sex relations are illegal in more than 30 African countries altogether, constituting half of the total 69 countries banning these …

For more than a decade now Somalia has tried to enter the East African community. With the recent accession on the 24thof November 2023 marks a pivotal moment for the country. The East African Community is one the fastest growing regional bloc in Africa that was founded in 1999.This joining will be critical in helping Somalia’s economy recover and providing …