Written by Jose Aguilar | March 25, 2024 Cuban Protestors Protests have taken place in at least four cities across different provinces. The protests are due to Cuba's unprecedented inflation and prolonged energy outages. This year's protests are similar to those in 2021. Multiple reasons explain the island's economic crisis. The state-controlled economy in communist... Continue Reading →
Written by Jillian Shaw | March 25, 2024 Aid Trucks at the Rafah border crossing U.N. Secretary-General Anónio Guterres called for an influx of aid access and an immediate ceasefire while standing near the Egyptian border with Gaza on Saturday. In a press conference surrounded by stalled aid trucks, Guterres proclaimed that it is necessary... Continue Reading →
Written by James Kessler| March 25, 2024 President Adama Barrow This week, politicians in The Gambia have begun taking steps to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). If successful, The Gambia would be the world’s first country to walk back this protection, possibly endangering the lives of millions. As it stands now,... Continue Reading →
Written by Connor Foster | March 25, 2024 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen As a display of solidarity with Ukraine, the European Union (EU) is in the process of imposing tariffs on grain exports from Russia and Belarus. This action will compound previous economic sanctions imposed on Russian companies involved in military endeavors,... Continue Reading →
Written by Jose Aguilar | March 14 2024 Juan Orlando Hernándes Alvarado On Friday, March 8th, a jury in a Southern District of New York found Juan Orlando Hernandez guilty on all counts. The former president of Honduras faces a minimum sentence of 40 years. The brother of Hernandez, Antonio “Tony” Hernandez was also convicted... Continue Reading →
Written by Sophie Ritzenthaler | March 14 2024 Katalin Novak Earlier this year the president of Hungary, Katalin Novak, resigned after a scandal involving the pardon of a man implicated in assisting in covering up a sexual abuse case in a children’s home. Novak has been president since 2022 and in her largely ceremonial role... Continue Reading →
Written by Joseph Cain | March 14 2024 Prime Minister Alberto Otarola’s Peru’s political turmoil continues into 2024, with Prime Minister Alberto Otarola’s March 5th announcement of his resignation after audio leaked that implicated him in influencing government contracts for a former love interest. Otarola claims that the recordings were from 2021 when he was... Continue Reading →
Written by Mariana Hinojosa Castillo | March 14 2024 On March 4, 2024, President Biden issued an executive order terminating the national emergency declaration on Zimbabwe. Although this implied the removal of a two-decade sanctions program, the order was accompanied by the announcement of new sanctions for Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his wife, eleven senior... Continue Reading →
Written by James Kessler | March 4, 2024 /// Mahamat Idriss Deby /// This week, Chadian interim leader and military chief, Mahamat Idriss Deby, has formally declared his candidacy for the country’s presidential elections. Elections are set to take place on May 6th. Deby came to power in 2021 after his father, Idriss Deby Itno,... Continue Reading →
Written by Joseph Cain | March 4, 2024 ELN forces training The National Liberation Army of Colombia (Ejército de Liberación Nacional or ELN) is Latin America’s last-and-longest-standing insurgency. It has been engaged in intermittent peace talks with the Colombian government for decades. However, the Gustavo Petro administration has made peace with the group a cornerstone... Continue Reading →
