Link to the article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o Just recently, after more than a hundred years, the UK has declared it is giving up sovereignty to the Chagos Islands located in the Indian Ocean. The UK has decided to give possession of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after years of back and forth negotiations. The UK and a joint statement together and this… Read more »
Link to the article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kr40nlkpo Chad and France have had a strong alliance for the past few decades. Recently, Chad has started a dialogue with Russia, visiting Vladimir Putin last year and Russia’s foreign minister visiting Chad’s capital this past summer. Officials from Chad have discussed entering a military alliance with Russia because of Russia’s strong presence in their media… Read more »
Link to article Conflict continues to conquer the Middle East, with a new conflict arising in southern Lebanon, with continual tensions between Hezbollah and Israel. After the exchanging of missile fire, pagers explosions, and the bombardment of missiles in Lebanon, the people are feeling the worst effects of the political disagreements. Some buildings are left destroyed by airstrikes, leaving the… Read more »
The World Bank had previously said that sub saharan Africa’s economic growth rate was 3.4%, but they recently lowered it to 3% because of the war in Sudan and their economy. It should still stay above last year’s growth of 2.4% because of investments and consumption. Their next years growth is predicted at 3.9%, and moderating inflation will help it… Read more »
Link to Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202410160091.html Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is the head of political affairs and the counter terrorism focal point for the African Union. The first ever African Defense Ministers Conference organized by Ethiopia in Addis Ababa at the Adwa Victory Memorial Museum took place the morning of October 15. During the conference, Babatunde Abayomi Taiwo, an AU… Read more »