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Description: The US Government lockdown entered its second week after the two largest parties failed to reach a consensus on key issues such as extending healthcare subsidies and reversing the Trump administration’s cuts of the Medicaid health program. The Republicans and the Democrats led separate initiatives which failed to materialize putting both parties in a precarious position. The lockdown has so far caused mass disruptions across airports in the US, stalled financial support for vulnerable groups of people while Trump has further threatened layoffs if the Government fails to open in the next couple of days. Democratic and Republican representatives shifted blame rega
Description: Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters have issued an ultimatum to President Andry Rajoelina by threatening a nationwide strike within 48 hours in case their full charter of demands aren’t met. Rajoelina has instead called for negotiations where representatives such as student representatives and spiritual leaders would also be present in order to reach a civil consensus regarding the growing scope of socio – economic issues in the country. The protesters have so far demanded Rajoelina’s resignation, the dissolution of the country’s parliament and election commission and a public apology to the nation by the President. The protesters also publicly denounced the appointme
Description: Gen Z demonstrations in Morocco have evolved into a coordinated and sophisticated civil movement supported by anonymous leadership and clear demands outlining political reforms. After the deadly incidents from last week, the protesters through a voting poll in their Discord group have decided to suspend the demonstrations for a day, however, they announced the protest would continue on 09 Oct in several cities across Morocco such as Rabat, Tangier, Casablanca, Fez, Berkane and 16 other smaller cities. Several members of the protest movement have stated that considering the large number of supporters, which recently surpassed 250 thousand people, security forces
Description: The Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission or RJMEC, the official ceasefire monitoring organization in South Sudan has reported that all parties including the government of South Sudan have substantially rearmed and launched mobilization and training programs across the country. RJMEC is overseen by the regional bloc of African countries IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) and is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the 2018 ceasefire agreement. The body held an official meeting with representatives from the South Sudanese government and other relevant stakeholders from local militias, such as the political wing of the
Description: The Syrian Defense Forces (SDF), the country’s branch of the PKK, has repeatedly engaged in armed confrontations with the Syrian national army for the past couple of days. After three days of sporadic clashes in and around the city of Aleppo, the Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra has announced that both sides reached a ceasefire agreement which is to be implemented immediately precipitating the cessation of armed hostilities. The Syrian Government and the SDF signed an integration deal back in Mar, which was supposed to integrate the SDF armed forces into the Syrian National Army and put almost one quarter of SDF controlled territory under the centralized
Description: The latest UN report regarding the humanitarian and security crisis in Mozambique outlined skeptical prospects for improvement. The country’s militant group, known locally as al Shabab (unaffiliated with Al Qaeda sponsored Al Shabab), has ratcheted attacks, kidnappings and sexual violence in the country which caused the internal displacement of over 100 thousand people. The report also emphasized the country’s ailing healthcare system, which is on the brink of collapse, since most of the internationally funded programs have cut their financial assistance. Diseases such as cholera and malaria were also on the rise with the rainy season causing flooding and infras
Description: France has difficulties in entangling itself from the revolving political crisis as Sebastien Lecornu, the country’s latest Prime Minister, resigned after only 27 days in office. In his brief statement after the resignation, Lecornu claimed that untamed partisan appetites and the growing inability to find a political consensus around existential issues that France is currently facing forced him to resign. Lecornu is the fifth Prime Minister in the last couple of years to resign under political pressure which positioned President Emmanuel Macron in an impossible situation where he would have to appoint a new Prime Minister, call for early elections or resign hims
Description: Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa is facing growing domestic scrutiny after cutting diesel subsidies causing for the fuel prices to go up from $1.80 to $2.80 per gallon last week. The protesting has been ongoing for almost a week with severe escalation in the capital Quito after the government declared a state of emergency across 10 provinces in the country. The pro – government protests were also present in the capital in higher numbers with government officials such as the Minister of Government, Zaida Rovira and Edgar Lama, the President of the Social Security Board, stating that minorities who manifest their demands through violence would be met with suppress
Description: Trump’s anti – immigration policies have substantially escalated after the White House announced that the President planned to additionally deploy members of the US National Guard in Portland and Chicago. Shortly after ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents encountered protesters in Chicago, Trump authorized the deployment of approximately 300 National Guard troops, while Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker, stated that a lawsuit has been filed against the deployment of the National Guard and accused President Trump of manufacturing a domestic crisis. Local residents in Chicago have stated that in almost every case, the National Guard or the ICE agents have
Description: Al Qaeda affiliate terrorist group, Al Shabab, has conducted one of its most sophisticated operations to date, infiltrating Somalia’s Godka Jilacow prison, operated by Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA). The terrorists infiltrated the prison bearing valid credentials from NISA and were additionally disguised by a marked vehicle, enabling them to gain access to the inner space of the prison. They initially attacked by detonating the explosive laden vehicle while breaching the door of the prison, where up to seven militants conducted an additional armed assault, freeing most of the prisoners and laying siege to the building for several hour