In mid-January 2019 a Canadian citizen was murdered by suspected militants after being kidnapped during a raid on a mine in eastern Burkina Faso. Days later the prime minister of the country stepped down along with his entire cabinet. While no reason for the move was...
Background and analysisTimeline of events Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan, one of Africa’s longest-ruling head of state, appeared to be under threat since late 2018 amid largest street protests seen in years. While the triggering point of the protests was caused by removal of...
The following are some of major events that have been dominating the global headlines in the month of January: Terror attack rocks hotel in NairobiGovernment shutdown in US Unrest erupts in Zimbabwe Brexit plan hits a snag in parliamentVenezuela plunges into crisis...
As we usher in the brand-new year of 2019, GWS looks at some of the major events that will be taking place across the globe. Political-wise, several major developing economies such as India and Indonesia will head to the polls and their results are likely to have...
With 2018 coming to an end, SAFEY looks back at the year and counts down to some of the major events that took place on each continent, and how they have impacted not only individual countries and but also the world. Some of the events such as the handshake between...
