By Rene Wadlow. With the death on 26 November 2020 of Sadeq Al-Mahdi; a major figure of modern Sudanese politics; leaves the scene at a time of deep transitions within Sudan. Sadeq was the great grandson of Mehammed Ahmed; who in the
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By Rene Wadlow. The 8 November 2020 elections; for the two houses of the Myanmar Parliament were carried out with little violence. The National League for Democracy (NLD); headed by Aung San Suu Kyi won some 80 percent of the open seats.
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Without a doubt; we are living the most interesting moments of our lives. We are human beings with a global vision of the world; and we are concerned about events that take place in countries; that are very different and far from
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo 2019. The Armed Conflict. The armed conflict; which began on 4 November 2020 between the central government of Ethiopia and the semi-autonomous province of Tigray—bordering Eritrea and Sudan—has raised fears
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(Geneva). On Friday 23 October 2020; Stephanie Williams; the U.N. acting Special Envoy for Libya said that the representatives of the parties in Geneva had agreed to a ceasefire starting 24 October; U.N. Day. All military units and armed groups on the
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From bitter searching of the heartQuickened with passion and with painWe rise to play a greater part.This is the faith from which we startMen shall know commonwealth againFrom bitter searching of the heart.— Frank Scott (1899-1985) 9 Oct 2020 – The Phantom Republics;
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By Rene Wadlow. “In the face of felt oppression; strategic nonviolent struggle can become a viable alternative both to violence and also to passive submission. You have to learn as much about nonviolent struggle as possible; know your own situation as well
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On 27 September 2020; military forces from Azerbaijan moved into six villages held by Armenian forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh area. The Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pachinian in a television broadcast warned that the two countries were “on the edge of war
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The 18 August 2020 coup by Malian military leaders brought an end to the unstable government of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita; widely known by his initials IBK. He had come to power on 22 March 2012 in another military coup; which had ended
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By Rene Wadlow. There are several maritime delimitation disputes; that are currently dangerous and require good-faith negotiations to prevent increased tensions. World Citizens had played an important role in the Law of the Sea Conference (UNCLOS) negotiations; and in the creation of
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