Sudan war: ethnic divisions are being used to cover up army failures – peace scholar: Sudan’s civil war has devastated the country and strained relations with neighbouring South Sudan. Events in January 2025 have stirred up xenophobic feelings in Sudan and outrage in its southern neighbour, heightening the risk of regional instability. Early in the …
Le Cameroun consacre 90 % des prêts chinois au développement de sa partie francophone, ce qui risque d’aggraver les divisions du pays: Au Cameroun, de violents affrontements entre les forces gouvernementales et les séparatistes des régions anglophones du pays ont débuté en 2017. Depuis lors, au moins 598 000 personnes ont dû quitter leur foyer …
Cameroon spends 90% of Chinese development loans on its French region: this could deepen the country’s divisions: In Cameroon, violent clashes between government forces and separatists from the English-speaking parts of the country started in 2017. Since then, at least 598,000 people have had to leave their homes and about 2 million have been left …
Ukraine recap: western divisions an ominous sign for Kyiv as the aid funding tap begins to dry up: For the past week or so it has felt as if Ukraine’s fate is more likely to be decided in Washington and Brussels than on the battlefield as US president Joe Biden struggles to get his US$ …
Palestine march: some opponents are politicising the Cenotaph to sow divisions – and it could work: Poppy wreaths placed around the Cenotaph on Whitehall. David Burrows|Shutterstock The pro-Palestine protest planned to take place in London on Armistice Day has met with opposition from politicians and media pundits alike. Organisers of the Armistice Day protest calling …
The divisions exposed in Britain by the conflict in the Middle East: Much of the reaction in Britain to a crisis that has yet to acquire a specific designation, has concentrated on words used, and not used – their significance amplified by what their use, or non-use, may be held to mean. “Pogrom is one …
South Korean president’s anti-communist taunts are opening up deep divisions as country ponders alliance with Japan and US: Recent heated debate in South Korea about how its colonial-era independence movement should be remembered has exposed the deep faultlines that run through the country’s politics, between the conservative and liberal-progressive camps. At the end of August, …
Western anger over China’s ambiguity on Ukraine cannot hide growing divisions in EU over support for Kyiv: Much like Washington’s stance on Taiwan, China’s position on the invasion of Ukraine has been one of “strategic ambiguity”. China has consistently emphasised the importance of sovereignty and territorial integrity while failing to condemn the invasion and reassuring …
US faces .4 trillion national debt crisis – and Republican divisions could make it harder to solve than ever: Shutterstock US federal debt currently stands at a staggering US$ 31.4 trillion (£25.2 trillion), the highest it’s ever been. That matters because it’s approaching the maximum limit that the government is legally allowed to borrow. This …
Joe Biden and Cyril Ramaphosa: finding common ground amid divisions at home and abroad: American president Joe Biden, left, with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2021 G7 Summit in England. Leon Neal/Pool/AFP via Getty Images. US president Joe Biden’s invitation to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to meet at the White House, …
US Capitol attack: how the public reaction to the January 6 hearings reflects deep divisions in the US: After nearly a year of investigating the attack on the US Capitol on January 6 2021, the Democrat-led House Select committee is holding a series of public hearings to present its findings to the US public. These …
Fratelli Tutti: Pope Francis delivers new teaching aimed at healing divisions in the face of coronavirus: Pope Francis has delivered a message to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics and people of goodwill everywhere which aims to soothe the fear caused by the coronavirus pandemic and unite communities riven by racism, inequality and climate change. Fratelli …
Pandemics don’t heal divisions — they reveal them. South Africa is a case in point: A taxi rank marshal sprays hand sanitiser on a commuter wearing a mask as a preventive measure as she arrives at the Wanderers taxi rank in Johannesburg. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images Some around the world predict that the COVID-19 …
South Africa in the news: David Pratt: Nelson Mandela set an example but racists bid to stir divisions in South Africa: In spirit at least, Nelson Mandela returned to Glasgow last night. It’s going on 25 years since the great man came in person to the city. Arriving first from the airport at the city’s …
Rapprochement between two leaders isn’t enough to fix Kenya’s deep divisions: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) with opposition leader Raila Odinga in March. EPA-EFE/Stringer In his latest state of the nation address Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta called for opening a new chapter of national unity and reconciliation. This was Kenyatta’s first state of the nation …
How can the Cultural Sector Respond to Divisions in Society? – a Culture interest event taking place on 2017-11-15 13:00:00 in United Kingdom How can the cultural sector respond to divisions in society Manchester Museum – 15th November We are confronted on a daily basis by evidence of divisions in our society and communities. These …
Old soldiers, old divisions are central in new Mozambique conflict: More than 10,000 people have fled the conflict in Mozambique to take refuge in Malawi. Justin Pearce Peace in Mozambique lasted 20 years, between 1992 and 2012. Following three years of skirmishes, conflict has escalated since 2015. The Mozambican Defence Force has been trying to …