Sudan’s military is working hard to retain control of the country.
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When the establishment retains some leverage over reformers change can be slow, superficial, and short-lived. Sudan appears to be a textbook case of this scenario.
Migrant boat spotted by Moonbird aircraft on May 29 in the Mediterranean.
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Lawyers ask ICC to investigate EU over its policy of deterring migrants from crossing the Mediterrean, the world’s deadliest border.
Police officers loyal to the Houthi rebels march during a military parade in Sanaa, Yemen in July 2017. The placards read: ‘Allah is the greatest. Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews, victory to Islam.’
REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Political fallout from the Vietnam War gave Congress more power to control foreign affairs, but they have been reluctant to use it.
Militants stand on gun-mounted vehicles as they prepare to move to the frontline to join forces loyal to the UN-backed unity government, in Tripoli.
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A serious concern is the possibility of a long, drawn-out siege of Libya’s capital, Tripoli.
Weapons belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, after a coalition air strike, March 21, 2011.
REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
When the 2011 Libyan civil war erupted, Twitter became a major instrument to air the rebels’ account of the conflict and present themselves internationally as a viable alternative to Moammar Gadhafi.
The Padma Bridge Project in Bangladesh is seen in this February 2018 photograph. SNC-Lavalin was accused of bribing officials in the construction of the bridge, though charges were later dropped.
Md Shaifuzzaman Ayon
Promoting Canadian jobs is part of any government’s political mandate, but so too is the responsibility of ensuring that Canadian businesses are not supporting or condoning corruption abroad.
Rohingya refugees shout slogans during a protest against a disputed repatriation programme at the Unchiprang refugee camp near Teknaf, Bangladesh. November 15, 2018.
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Nearly 15 years after the international community endorsed the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), standards tragically are slipping.
Migrants disembark back in Libya after being rescued in 2017.
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How the ‘refoulement’ industry between Europe and Libya works.
Canadian troops arrive to a UN base in Gao, Mali, on in June 2018, amid an insurgency by jihadist and ethnic rebel groups. Canada has yet to impose sanctions on the African country because it lacks names to target for asset freezes and other measures.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The federal government has set aside $22.2 million to develop and co-ordinate sanctions while educating Canadians about their obligations. Where to start is the first question.
A global survey claims South Africans don’t trust their police.
EPA/Nic Bothma
The Law and Order Index says South Africans feel less secure than people in Yemen, the DRC and Libya, countries all affected by violent conflict.
French soldiers patrol in Diabaly, Mali, in 2013, following the failure of the African Support Mission.
EPA/Nic Bothma
Conflict patterns in Africa have changed rapidly in recent years posing a challenge to peace and security.
A mock-up of banned Muslim travellers’ passport placed outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April.
REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
The ban has major implications for thousands of would-be immigrants from all of the affected countries, except perhaps Venezuela.
The Lifeline: an NGO ship stuck in the Mediterranean in late June.
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The EU has agreed to explore proposals for centres to process people before they can cross the Mediterranean.
Libya’s last election was in 2014.
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Libya’s proposed elections and any subsequent interim government will fail if the country’s challenges aren’t addressed.
A refugee family who was evacuated from Libya leave an UNHCR office in Niamey, on November 17, 2017, after being interviewed by protection officers of the French Office of Protection Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA).
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Displacing the EU’s border as far as possible from Europe: is this really a solution to mitigate the flow of migrants?
Abdel Hakim Belhaj during a gathering at Green Square in Tripoli, Libya in 2011.
EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA
Letters of apology are welcome but where is the official inquiry into claims of ill-treatment and rendition by Britain’s spies?
EPA/Peter McDiarmid
After decades of deadly enmity, Libya and the West made a major breakthrough on weapons of mass destruction. How?
Legal senator Tony Chike Iwobi casts his ballot to elect the speaker of the Italian Senate.
EPA-EFE/Alessandro di Meo
Italy’s first black senator, and the party he represents, won’t be advancing the fight against xenophobia.
Protester mocking President al-Sisi.
Alisdare Hickson
Public disaffection in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries betrays deep-seated tensions beneath the surface.
Protesters in South Africa, highlight the plight of immigrants forced into slavery in Libya.
EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook
The decision to repatriate migrants is a welcome intervention. But, it fails to consider the fundamental causes.