Et Tu, Blessing
By Andrew Field, Factional divisions within the ruling party, ZANU-PF, have raised tensions giving rise to a little public anxiety surrounding organized demonstrations in Zimbabwe that were set for the…
Toyi-toyi South Africa
By Andrew Field The Republic of South Africa, once hailed as a beacon of hope and reconciliation in the early 1990s, finds itself today at a critical political juncture. The…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 16 March – Sunday 23 March: On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to fire Shin Bet director Ronen Bar amid months of rising tensions.…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 9 March – Sunday 16 March: On Sunday evening, chaos erupted in Bucharest as supporters of Calin Georgescu protested the rejection of his candidacy for the Romanian…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 2 March – Sunday 9 March: On Sunday, cryptocurrency prices surged after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would move forward on a U.S. crypto strategic reserve…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 23 February – Sunday 2 March: On Sunday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Moscow’s point man for relations with the U.S., said that a meeting at…
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Adrian Olivier, Sunday 16 February – Sunday 23 February: On Sunday, Ukraine’s military said Russian troops had sharply stepped up their attacks in eastern Ukraine. The main attacks were concentrated…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he planned to impose 25% tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium into the U.S. on Monday. He also said he…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 2 February – Sunday 9 February: On Sunday, Greek authorities advised residents and hotels on the island of Santorini to drain their swimming pools over concerns that…
The World That Was
Adrian Olivier, Sunday 26 January – Sunday 2 February: On Sunday night, Swedish prosecutors announced they had launched an investigation into suspected sabotage of an underwater fibre optic cable connecting…