Al-Shabab kills two policemen, one civilian in eastern Kenya Al-Shabab, a militaristic group based in Somalia, has performed a cross border raid in Kenya, attacking a police vehicle that was traveling 75 miles from the Somali border. In a police report released Wednesday, December 21, the vehicle was said to have been on a route from Hayley Lapsset camp to… Read more »
Article 2: Armed groups in northern Mali pull out of Algiers peace talks On Thursday, December 22, 2022 a coalition of armed groups, called the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP-PSD), pulled out of peace talks between a number African countries. The long term talks, based on the Algiers Accord of 2015, was designed to create an… Read more »
Germany returns 21 Benin bronzes to Nigeria – amid frustration at Britain Germany has returned 21 precious artifacts to the former west African kingdom of Benin, in Nigeria, that were stolen by British soldiers 125 years ago. The objects are known as Benin bronzes, and include culturally significant items such as the head of an oba (king), a ceremonial ada,… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/14/brazil-to-resume-diplomatic-relations-with-venezuela-under-lula Brazil is poised to thaw a chilly relationship with its neighboring country Venezuela at the start of the new year, reports incoming Brazilian foreign minister Mauro Vieira. This shift will come with the beginning of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s term as president of Brazil starting January 1st and his new leftist approach to policy including foreign affairs…. Read more »
Article: https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-dominican-republic-puerto-rico-us-coast-guard-64f2709a131067c4cceafe7ba9fd1947 On Tuesday, December 13th, the US Coast Guard reported that it rescued 34 Haitian migrants off the uninhabited Monito Island. In the second incident of this nature within a month, the Coast Guard engaged in a five hour rescue operation involving the 26 men, seven women, and one boy jumping into the treacherous waters with swells up to… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/18/us-says-it-looks-forward-to-working-with-new-peru-president Top United States diplomat Antony Blinken spoke with newly appointed Peruvian President Dina Boularte this month regarding cooperation and collaboration between the US and Peru. In their phone call, the two politicians made moves to have a full coverage plan to work together, with the state department reporting “The United States looks forward to working closely with President… Read more »
Venezuela’s ruling government and opposition are holding talks in Mexico, with the hopes of reaching a number of agreements in order to aid the country as it suffers through one of its worst times of crisis. Over the last few years, nearly a fourth of the country’s population have fled, primarily due to Venezuela’s economies near collapse due to aging… Read more »
One of the headline stories almost exactly a year ago was the kidnapping of 16 American missionaries (and 1 Canadian) in Haiti by a local gang. The situation resolved itself a few months later, after a number of the hostages escaped, and the rest were released by the gang after ransom money was paid. Now, The United States has officially… Read more »
Trinidad and Tobago, a small country in the Caribbean, has recently requested official permission from the United States to import gas from nearby Venezuela. Currently, the United States has a number of sanctions on Venezuela, and any country wishing to conduct business with them has to receive permission from the US Department of Treasury. Trinidad and Tobago hopes to restart… Read more »
In one of the most contentious elections in recent Brazilian history, the current far-right President, Jair Bolsonaro, was defeated by his rival Lula da Silva. Leading up to the election, there were growing fears that President Bolsonaro would refuse to accept the results of the election if he lost, and could’ve used his considerable influence in Brazil’s military to enact… Read more »