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Description: Morocco’s monarch, King Mohammed VI addressed the Parliament and all elected officials in the country urging them to immediately act on the necessary socio – economic issues plaguing the country. The Gen Z 212 protest movement has been demonstrating the country’s spending practices which have impacted crucial sectors such as healthcare and housing. The King, as the ultimate political authority in the country, did not directly address the civil unrest, instead he opted to criticize the elected officials for failing to implement crucial programs which are complementary to the country’s envisioned development. Protesters found the King’s address to the nation under
Description: Malagasy police forces fired rubber bullets, targeted protesters with tear gas and detained several protesters in the latest day of demonstrations in Madagascar. The Gen Z Mada movement firmly rejected President Rajoelina’s calls for negotiations and pledges to resolve the crisis within a year and reconfirmed their demands for him to step down. Rajoelina in the meantime attempted appeasing the demonstrators through cabinet reshuffles, appointment of a new Prime Minister and calls for direct negotiations with his cabinet. The protests in the last couple of days, despite being persistent, have downsized in numbers which prompted Rajoelina to further reject the opt
Description: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have targeted a mosque and a Saudi – led hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in the Darfur province, killing more than 13 people and injuring additional 16. El Fasher is being considered as the last stronghold of Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and has been besieged by the RSF which have strengthened their positions by building earthen walls on the periphery of the city, encircling it with checkpoints that stretched for over 57 kilometers. RSF has intensified attacks using sophisticated equipment such as drones and rockets in recent months attempting to capture the entire Darfur province and oust the military fro
Description: South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, has reshuffled his military cabinet firing the current military chief, Daur Aturjong, replacing him with his predecessor, Paul Nang Majok, who had also been fired previously by Kiir. The reshuffle in the military cabinet arrives in a period of heightened tensions and speculations regarding a renewed civil war conflict in the country. First Vice – President Riek Machar is currently on trial for treason while the armed wing of his party, SPLMO – IO (Sudan’s People Liberation Movement in Opposition), the White Army militia continues to engage the country’s military. The reshuffle was suspected as a move for Kiir to consolidate a
Description: The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has tightened regulations regarding the production and processing of various groups of rare earth elements, ahead of a potential bilateral meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump this month. The new wave of restrictions prohibits companies from extracting, processing and manufacturing products from rare earth minerals without a license or specific governmental approval from China. The measure would enable the Chinese government to have a larger oversight of the usage of rare earth minerals and the products being exported to foreign markets. China is considered to hold over 61% of the global rare earth m
Description: Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, Mohamad Hassan, would visit Myanmar’s capital and meet with the military junta leader, General Min Augn Hlaing to push a potential peace platform. Malaysia chairs the ASEAN, cooperation organization in the Asian confines from which Myanmar has been banned in 2022 for failing to uphold the organization’s standards and obligations. Hassan arrives only a day after the junta conducted an aerial attack in rebel-controlled territories killing up to 40 civilians. The junta claimed responsibility for the attack and accused the rebels of using civilians as a human shield. Hassan is expected to address the larger prospect of peace talks, the e
Description: Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Mutaqqi, arrived in New Delhi on a two – day state visit where he would meet with India’s Foreign Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The meeting marks a historic diplomatic development as India aims at strengthening its regional presence and dominance while dealing with strategic adversaries such as Pakistan and China. India is yet to formally reinstate its diplomatic mission to Afghanistan after closing it in 2023, however, Muttaqi’s visit to the country indicates that devising closer ties in sectors such as security and trade would strengthen international recognition of the Taliban as the country’s legitimate governme
Description: US President Donald Trump announced from the White House that Hamas and Israel have agreed to begin implementing the first phase of his 20 – point comprehensive peace plan. The initial phase would involve prisoner and hostage exchanges within the next 72 hours and gradual withdrawal of Israeli military troops from the Gaza City. Hamas would be expected to commence releasing the hostages by Monday at the latest while Israel is expected to start the phased withdrawal of its troops after the Knesset approves the initial agreement. After the implementation of the initial agreement, mediators would continue the negotiations with both parties to discuss other disputab
Description: Ecuadorian President, Daniel Noboa, has avoided an alleged assassination attempt while traveling in the rural area of El Tambo. Protesters pertaining to the CONAIE indigenous organization who have been protesting for over two weeks, ambushed Noboa’s convoy as they threw rocks and other objects towards his vehicle, while his personal security team has stated that the car had bullet holes in it. CONAIE protesters have been ongoing for over two weeks after Noboa’s plan to cut diesel subsidies which would reportedly result in reduction of approximately $1.1 billion funds which would be redirected to social programs in rural areas. The attack was the second of its ki
Description: Myanmar’s military junta, using motorized paragliders, killed more than 40 civilians in the Chaung – U township who attended a peaceful protest and were celebrating festivities as part of a Buddhist holiday. Witness reports from civilians claimed there were two consecutive attacks which caused devastating consequences and massive loss of life. The junta has upscaled aerial attacks on the various rebel groups leading an uprising against it, since most of the groups lacked defensive resources especially in the aerial department. The indiscriminate attacks on civilian population isn’t a foreign concept for the junta as its been shown in previous attacks on schools