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Description: The Tigray’s People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) stated that it plans on reinstating the previous administration in the region and replacing the interim government imposed by the provisions of the Praetoria Agreement which ended the civil war in Ethiopia in 2022. TPLF accuses the government of withholding regional administrative funds and constantly provoking an armed conflict which effectively violates the Praetoria Agreement. The opposition armed group, turned political party, also stated that plans to restore ties with regional groups and countries supportive of their cause. Tensions have been constantly rising between Ethiopia’s federal government and the TPLF
Description: Nickolay Mladenov, the chairman of Trump’s Board of Peace, stated that diplomatic efforts continue as the board attempts to bring closer a comprehensive peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Mladenov also confirmed that Hamas’ disarmament and Israeli military pullout from the region remain the two largest sticking points in the negotiation. Since the announcement of the ceasefire, the Israeli military has killed over 750 Palestinians in Gaza as clashes between Hamas, regional militias in support of Israel and Israel’s military have been consistently present. Open-source data confirmed that the initial yellow line demarcation has been removed and Israel has been e
Description: South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung arrived in New Delhi on an official state visit with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. The leaders reportedly agreed to increase bilateral trade ties and economic cooperation on several fields prioritizing energy supply. Lee and Modi agreed to expand bilateral cooperation on energy, critical minerals, maritime trade, semiconductor development and steel production. Lee arrived in New Delhi accompanied by more than 200 South Korean entrepreneurs and executives from companies such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG, emphasizing the attractiveness of the Indian market. India and South Korea will also create an economic cooperation c
Description: After an entire weekend of diplomatic posturing, Iran has stated that no negotiating team would be sent on Monday to Islamabad to reinstitute the peace talks with the US. The US and Iran exchanged blame over the weekend for disrupting the previously agreed opening of the Strait of Hormuz, while US Marines boarded an Iranian vessel, the Touska, late on Sunday, reigniting bilateral tensions. Many points of contention remained unresolved after the first round of negotiations with diplomatic rifts escalating rapidly. European diplomats involved in conceptualizing the JCPOA, have stated that a nuclear deal with Iran has to be carefully curated and negotiated by compe
Description: Centre – left Progressive Bulgaria won approximately 44% of the votes in the country’s general election, positioning former president Rumen Radev to become the next prime minister. Bulgaria has experienced a wide – scale political turmoil in the past couple of years, staving off issues with corruption, cost of living crisis and turbulent foreign policy moves. Radev, a former fighter pilot, has won on campaign promising to tackle the country’s mounting issues with corruption, opposition towards adopting the euro as the official currency and a pragmatist attitude towards bilateral ties with Russia. He has also consistently criticized the EU’s Green Deal, defending
Description: SAF launched an offensive to reopen the El – Obeid – Dilling road which involved several hundred troops with fighting concentrated in Kazgil, Hamadi and El Debeibat, a major RSF stronghold. The battle over the El Obeid – Dilling corridor has been heavily contested with both parties claiming overwhelming success. The corridor is important for SAF’s regional offensives which have been previously repelled by the RSF through guerilla tactics, using mine warfare, regular ambushes and surprise counterattacks. One day prior, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Colombian companies and individuals accused of recruiting mercenaries to fight alongside the RSF i
Description: Following last week’s negotiations in Switzerland, representatives from the DRC government and the M23 rebel alliance have agreed to implement a ceasefire monitoring mechanism, restore corridors for delivering humanitarian aid and exchange prisoners. Qatar, the US, Togo and members of the African Union were mediating the latest round of negotiations. M23 and the DRC government also signed a memorandum of understanding which prohibits both warring parties from targeting critical infrastructure, civilian targets and resources as well as obligations that both parties will engage in a confidence building prisoner exchange. Impact: The latest round o
Description: UN’s undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs, Tom Fletcher, has warned that South Sudan risks becoming another humanitarian and security flashpoint as fighting continues between the White Army Militia and the military. The latest assessment estimates that numerous humanitarian compounds have been looted by either rebels or government forces while nutrition centers have been destroyed. Fletcher assessed that more than 7.5 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian aid while more than 140 thousand have been displaced in Jonglei state since the reignition of hostilities. Impact: The withdrawal of international aid organizations su
Description: Nigeria’s defense minister, Christopher Musa, traveled to Ankara, where he concluded a defense partnership agreement with Turkey. Musa stated that training, production of military equipment and other forms of defense cooperation were agreed. He added that more than 200 members of Nigeria’s special forces units would be sent to Turkey for training, while drone manufacturing and other equipment would be also delivered to Nigeria. Nigeria is engaged in fighting a 17 – year jihadist insurgency with terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa province, while also handling low – scale separatist insurgencies and violence between tribesmen and her
Description: Following the lifting of sanctions on several Venezuelan banks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank announced that they would restore cooperation with the current Venezuelan government. The resumption of cooperation enables the Venezuelan government to access loans and enhance cooperation with international state and non – state actors and investors. It will also enable the country to access billions in frozen funds in international banks which could rescucitate its economy and relatively stabilize domestic financial flows. Members of the European External Action Service also held high – level talks with Venezuela’s government, primarily th