By Byron Adonis Mutingwende Originally posted on spikedmedia. MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA | 28 July 2025 (IDN) — In a powerful display of unity and purpose, Speakers and Presiding Officers of African Parliaments are gathered at the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa, on 28 July 2025 in preparation for the inaugural P20 Symposium for the […]
Pan-African Parliament Advances Groundbreaking Gender Equality Law at Pretoria Retreat
By Byron Adonis Mutingwende Originally posted on spikedmedia. PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA | 26 July 2025 (IDN) — A landmark step in Africa’s legislative journey toward gender justice was taken in Pretoria today, as the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Committee on Gender, Family, Youth and Persons with Disabilities convened a high-level retreat to finalize and scrutinize the […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: Changes in Southern Tigray zone leadership
Situation in Tigray (per 24 July) Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede, head of the Tigray Interim Regional Administration (TIRA), announced changes in leadership of the Southern Tigray zone, appointing Kalayu Gidey and Asmelash Reda. However, both of the appointees rejected their positions. “Since my appointment was something I neither knew about nor believed in, and because the president’s […]
Haiti Situation Report: Gang violence surges in Artibonite
Situation in Haiti At least seven people were killed and about 10 injured in a 19 July attack by the Kokorat San Ras gang in Kapenyen, a stronghold of anti-gang resistance in Artibonite. A gang attack on the Haitian National Police (PNH) station in Marchand-Dessalines, Artibonite, on 17 July left one resident dead and destroyed […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: Puntland authorities confiscate ship carrying weapons
Situation in Sudan (per 21 July) Escalating violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Kordofan and Darfur is rapidly worsening the humanitarian situation, as communities are trapped, unable to flee or access basic necessities. At least 60 civilians have been killed in the town of Bara since 10 July, […]
How Disinformation Is Driving America Further Apart
By Jan Servaes MIAMI | 18 July 2025 (IDN) — “I wrote this book with the hope of sparking a national conversation about the dangers of disinformation and how to combat it. Throughout history, authoritarians have used disinformation to usurp people’s power. As a former national security prosecutor, I see self-serving forces sabotaging our country. […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: Over 100 victims freed after traffickers’ arrest; 450 people killed – North Kordofan; 21 religious leaders in Tigray for peace talks
Situation in Sudan (per 17 July) More than 450 civilians, including 35 children and two pregnant women, were killed in an attack around the Bara locality in North Kordofan State over the weekend. With many more people injured or still missing, UNICEF fears that the number of casualties will increase. The attacks have been attributed to the […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: RSF attack on El Fasher
Situation in Sudan (per 14 July) Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed El Fasher in North Darfur on Friday, capturing a cattle market, a prison and a military base. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) counterattacked on Saturday morning, pushing RSF out of the city. RSF drones continued to attack El Fasher throughout Saturday. SAF and RSF […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: Frontex unlawfully shared documents with Europol
Situation in Sudan (per 11 July) The International Criminal Court (ICC) has reasonable grounds to believe that there are war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed in the Darfur region, said the Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan during a meeting at the UN Security Council. “There is an inescapable pattern of offending, targeting gender […]
The rediscovery of America from within
By Jan Servaes MIAMI | 10 July 2025 (IDN) — In 2019, The New York Times published “The 1619 Project” by Nikole Hannah-Jones. Four centuries after African captives arrived on the Virginia coast, this project reshaped America’s origin story, centering on slavery and the contributions of African Americans. An updated version appeared in 2021 and […]