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How international actors should be alleviating the conflict in the DRC
After their last attack in 2012 in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwandan-backed M23 forces launched a new...
Betrayed and Abandoned: The Starvation and Persecution of Ex-Tigrayan UN Peacekeepers in Sudan
In the vast and unforgiving deserts of eastern Sudan, in a place that few in the world have ever heard of, a humanitarian catastrophe...
Mindfulness and Mental Health in War-Torn Regions
The conclusion of war is not marked by the final gunshot. Its aftermath lingers in the shattered lives of those who survive, the sorrow...
The Forgotten War: Two Years of Civil War in Sudan
For two years now, Sudan has been sinking into a brutal civil war that has devastated the country and plunged its population into an...
Tigray: The Battle for Survival, Sovereignty, and Stability
Tigray, a region with a profound historical legacy and a pivotal role in Ethiopia’s political landscape, is at a moment of extreme peril. After...
Child Labor in the Cocoa Industry: Not as Sweet as it Tastes
Child labor is not a new issue in the agricultural, mining, and manufacturing sectors. Data released by UNICEF and the ILO in 2021 revealed...
Ethiopia on the Brink: Abiy Ahmed’s Risky Power Play and the Growing Threat of War
Ethiopia is going through a deep political and societal crisis, marked by ethnic tensions, economic problems, and increasing instability. The devastating civil war in...
Somaliland’s Diplomatic Gamble: Recognition, Risk, and the Palestinian Question
Abstract: Somaliland, an unrecognized but self-governing entity in the Horn of Africa, is facing a complex diplomatic challenge following reports alleging its potential involvement...
Ethiopia’s Dangerous Descent: The Road to War with Eritrea After the Siege of Tigray
War does not begin with bullets but with deception. In Ethiopia’s ongoing ethnic fragmentation, truth has become the first casualty, buried beneath propaganda, revisionist...
Is Russia really isolated? The increasing importance of East and South diplomacy
When Western countries imposed sanctions on Russia following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, many predicted that Moscow would face deep international isolation. However, rather...