BRUSSELS | 18 May 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan and the region and how the EU and the UN view it. Situation in Sudan (per 18 May) Fighting in Blue Nile state has intensified as the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) seek to retake Kurmuk, […]
After Venezuela and Iran, Next Cuba?
By Jan Servaes BANGKOK | 16 May 2026 (IDN) — Following the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a military attack, US President Donald Trump has hinted that Cuba could be his next target. In a presidential decree dated 26 January, 2026, he declared that […]
A World of Surging Military Spending and Concentrated Starvation
Choosing Bullets or Bread? This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com/ BERLIN | 16 May 2026 (IDN) — In 2025, the global order revealed a sharp paradox. Armed conflicts, geopolitical rivalry, and military preparedness drove world military spending to an unprecedented $2.887 trillion. Meanwhile, hunger tightened its grip on the most at-risk populations. Two-thirds of all […]
EEPA reports on Ethiopia and US bilateral talks
BRUSSELS | 15 May 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan and the region and how the EU and the UN view it. International and regional situation (per 15 May) United States (US) Department of State Secretary Marco Rubio held a bilateral meeting with Ethiopian Foreign […]
India’s Tamil Nadu: ‘Colour Revolution’ Without Violence
By Kalinga Seneviratne COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 15 May 2026 (IDN) — A remarkable political transformation took place in the Southern Indian State of Tamil Nadu, which resembles a youth-driven ‘colour revolution’. But this time, there were no foreign-funded “dollar-chasing democracy vendors” led by youth rioting in the streets and confronting the police and armed […]
Does it Matter to Africa if Nigel Farage Comes to Number 10?
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and the author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA, Nigeria | 14 May 2026 (IDN) — The next British general election is in 2029, but you could already feel the tremor from the Council election of May 7. The surge of […]
Why the World Looks Darker Than It Really Is
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 13 May 2026 (IDN) — Do we, especially our politicians and media, focus more on threats than on opportunities, dwell on losses more than on gains, and insist on learning more from past failures than from successes? When we are children, we are frightened of bogeymen. When we are […]
Child Poverty in America
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 11 May 2026 (IDN) — One of the gravest injustices in America today persists not because it is hidden, but because it has been normalized—absorbed into daily life, tolerated in silence, and sustained by indifference where outrage should prevail. How can the United States—still the richest nation on earth—tolerate one […]
EEPA reports on the SAF recapturing Al-Kayli
BRUSSELS | 11 May 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan and the region and how the EU and the UN view it. Situation in Sudan (per 11 May) The town of Al-Kayli in Blue Nile State was recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on […]
EEPA Reports on Sudan accusing Ethiopia and UAE of drone attack
BRUSSELS | 7 May 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the region and how the EU and the UN view it, Ethiopia, Sudan and the refugee and migration situation. International and regional situation (per 7 May) Sudan accused Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of coordinating drone strikes […]