regimes

Certains régimes africains continuent d’employer les mercenaires russes malgré leur mauvaise réputation : une étude en explique les raisons

Certains régimes africains continuent d’employer les mercenaires russes malgré leur mauvaise réputation : une étude en explique les raisons: Les mercenaires russes, comme le groupe Wagner, ont une terrible réputation. De nombreux médias occidentaux ont fait état de leur inefficacité militaire, de leur bilan catastrophique en matière de droits de l’homme ainsi que leur nature …

Montée des régimes militaires en Afrique : un retour qui n’augure rien de bon

Montée des régimes militaires en Afrique : un retour qui n’augure rien de bon: Ces dernières années, le Mali, le Niger, le Burkina Faso, le Soudan et la Guinée ont connu une vague de coups d’État militaires. Après une longue période de déclin, les régimes militaires, font leur retour sur la scène politique africaine. Les …

Russian mercenaries have a bad reputation but some African regimes still employ them: study explores why

Russian mercenaries have a bad reputation but some African regimes still employ them: study explores why: Russian mercenaries, like the Wagner group, have an awful reputation. Multiple western outlets have reported on their military ineffectiveness, their abysmal human rights record, and their exploitative nature. For example, in July 2024, the Wagner Group faced a military …

Chinese workers on Africa’s infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes

Chinese workers on Africa’s infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes: Chinese workers are part of most Chinese government-funded projects in Africa. Wikimedia Commons China has rapidly become Africa’s most important infrastructure builder, and the footprint of Chinese construction companies is seen in cities, towns and villages across the continent. With the launch of …

Papers show what lay behind Condé regime’s Ebola denialism in Guinea

Papers show what lay behind Condé regime’s Ebola denialism in Guinea: Liberia and Sierra Leone actively sought international aid to combat Ebola in 2014, Guinea downplayed the extent of the deadly disease. EFE-EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo More than 11,300 people died when the Ebola virus ripped through three West African countries – Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia …

As authoritarian regimes rise, child labour problem is getting worse

South Africa in the news: As authoritarian regimes rise, child labour problem is getting worse: Two years ago, when Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro favorably promoted the idea of labor for children as young as eight or nine, his minister for Human Rights, Family, and Women shot back: “Let us …: “South Africa” – BingNews Chris …

Myanmar: trial of Aung San just the latest in a long line of unlawful prosecutions by illegal regimes

Myanmar: trial of Aung San just the latest in a long line of unlawful prosecutions by illegal regimes: Myanmar’s military coup leaders have reportedly put the country’s lawfully elected leaders on trial. It is understood that the proceedings, apparently held in secret and without giving the defendants the benefit of legal representation, could last for …

Myanmar: trial of Aung San just the latest in a long line of unlawful prosecutions by illegal regimes

South Africa in the news: Myanmar: trial of Aung San just the latest in a long line of unlawful prosecutions by illegal regimes: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s state counsellor and de facto leader, faces charges of illegally importing two walkie talkies and of contravening a natural disaster management law by interacting with a …: …

Syria, masculinity and how the Assad regime’s priorities have changed during pandemic

Syria, masculinity and how the Assad regime’s priorities have changed during pandemic: When I picture Syria, the first thing I see in my mind’s eye are the statues of the late Syrian president, Hafez al-Assad, in military attire – there’s one in almost every square. But it’s not just statues in the urban spaces, this …

Why there’s a case for giving foreign aid to authoritarian regimes

Why there’s a case for giving foreign aid to authoritarian regimes: Fighting deadly diseases such as Ebola is a strong case for providing donor aid to authoritarian countries like the DRC. EPA-EFE/Ahmed Jallanzo Should democracies give foreign aid to countries that are not democracies? Democratic aid donors don’t have enough money to do all the …