President Boakai is seen by his supporters as a figurehead and experienced politician who has what it takes to get Liberia back on track toward growth, reconciliation, and reconstruction.
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On September 10, an airstrike on an open marketplace in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum resulted in over 40 deaths and more than 55 wounded, reports The Associated Press. The attack was the latest carried out by the Sudanese army as Khartoum has become an open battleground between two rival military factions in the country since April 2023.
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At least two government-sponsored convoys carrying hundreds of American citizens, embassy staff, and allied nationals departed Khartoum and arrived safely at Port Sudan more than 500 miles away.
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Eritrean troops are still in Tigray. Many residents state that Eritrean soldiers continue to loot, arrest, and kill civilians long after the ceasefire.
Read MoreThis comes at a point of increasing domestic and international diplomatic activity to end the country’s eight-year conflict before the current truce ends.
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On September 11, Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels announced that they are willing to participate in peace talks headed by the African Union (AU), reports Al Jazeera. This announcement comes after fighting resumed between the Ethiopian Federal Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in August.
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he Syrian refugee crisis has been a large topic on the international stage yet is far from being solved. Amid a global pandemic the situation is increasingly more complicated for these refugees looking to rebuild their lives.
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Saudi Arabia continues its airstrikes in Yemen by bombarding a vegetable market in the Hodeidah province, killing 19, in the background of other events that receive greater coverage.
Read MoreThe civil war began three years ago when the nation’s President, Salva Kiir, accused his deputy minister, Reik Machar, of plotting a coup against him. Armed factions took to the streets to beat Machar into submission. On November 11th, the UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Adam Dieng, alerted that the Sudanese media helped militias target civilians along ethnic lines. Social media sites prevalent throughout the world served as vehicles for the transmission of the media’s hate speech, thus furthering the polarization and radicalization of South Sudan’s citizenry. The ouster of Machar in July only reignited the violence.
Read MoreThe South Sudanese government was quick to shutter a local newspaper that publicized the report, prompting concern for the citizens who contributed to it.
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