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Paul D. Williams, George Washington University Politics 31 August 2024

AFRICA | Somalia army vs al-Shabaab: as African Union troops leave, which is the stronger military force?

The African Union (AU) has gradually reduced its troop numbers in Somalia since late 2017, from a peak of over 22,000 to about 14,000 today. Another 4,000 AU peacekeepers are scheduled to withdraw by the end of September and the entire AU Transition Mission in Somalia is scheduled to leave by 31 December 2024.

Paul D. Williams, George Washington University Politics 31 August 2024

AFRICA | Somalia army vs al-Shabaab: as African Union troops leave, which is the stronger military force?

JAMAICA | Justice Delayed - The Fight to Clear Marcus Garvey's Name: Exoneration, not Pardon!

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, August 18, 2024 - August 17 marked the 137th birth anniversary of Jamaica's National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey. He was born on August 17, 1887, in St....

WiredJA News Team Politics 20 August 2024

JAMAICA | PNP wants the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) Board to Resign

Kingston, Jamaica. August 19, 2024: The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is calling for the resignation of the board of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA). In addition, the opposition party...

WiredJA News Team Politics 19 August 2024

JAMAICA | People’s National Party condemns Cherry Tree Lane Massacre

KINGSTON Jamaica. August 12, 2024: The People’s National Party has expressed profound shock and has condemned last night’s horrific and senseless massacre of eight individuals, including a child, and the...

WiredJA News Team Politics 14 August 2024

State Department Gets Push Back by LatAm, Caribbean Countries Against Biden’s Cuba Designation

WASHINGTON DC, June 17, 2024, CEPR - In the last few weeks, a number of governments in Latin America and the Caribbean have renewed their calls for the Biden administration...

Guillaume Long - CEPR Politics 18 June 2024

CUBA | Int'l Court rules that blockade of Cuba violates international law

BRUSSELS, November 17 (RHC)-- An international tribunal that for two days analyzed the U.S. blockade against Cuba ruled today in Brussels that this policy violates international law and universal norms...

WiredJA News Team Politics 21 November 2023

General Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon's new leader, vows 'free' elections after transition

LIBREVILLE, Gabon, Sept.4, 2023 - General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon's 55-year-old ruling dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on...

AFP Politics 05 September 2023

NIGER | What caused the coup in Niger? An expert outlines three driving factors

At an emergency meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30 July, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the “immediate release and reinstatement” of Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum....

Olayinka Ajala Politics 01 August 2023

GUYANA | Split in Opposition Coalition, AFC walks, but parliamentary relationship intact

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jan 1, 2023 - Demerara Waves - The Alliance For Change (AFC) has formally broken away from its coalition with A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) but they...

Denis Chabrol Politics 02 January 2023

Kenya has tried to reform its police force, but it’s left gaps for abuse

Police brutality and impunity are nothing new in Kenya. They’re a legacy of British colonial rule when the role of the police was to protect the interests of the administration...

Douglas Lucas Kivoi Politics 31 December 2022

Nigerian police: why improving public trust has proven difficult

Policing plays a vital role in maintaining law and order in any society. Public trust and confidence in the police is a concern in many parts of the world.

Tarela Juliet Ike Politics 31 December 2022

UNITED STATES | Jan. 6 panel urges Trump prosecution with criminal referral

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee urged the Justice Department on Monday to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection, calling for accountability...

Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker and Farnoush Amiri Politics 23 December 2022

CUBA | Biden administration most vicious in applying economic blockage

HAVANA, Cuba, December 20, 2022 -Cuba's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, says of all the US governments since the start of the Cuban Revolution, the Joe...

WiredJA News Team Politics 21 December 2022

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AFRICA | Somalia army vs al-Shabaab: as African Union troops leave, which is the stronger military force?

JAMAICA | Justice Delayed - The Fight to Clear Marcus Garvey's Name: Exoneration, not Pardon!

JAMAICA | PNP wants the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) Board to Resign

JAMAICA | People’s National Party condemns Cherry Tree Lane Massacre

State Department Gets Push Back by LatAm, Caribbean Countries Against Biden’s Cuba Designation

CUBA | Int'l Court rules that blockade of Cuba violates international law

General Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon's new leader, vows 'free' elections after transition

NIGER | What caused the coup in Niger? An expert outlines three driving factors

GUYANA | Split in Opposition Coalition, AFC walks, but parliamentary relationship intact

Kenya has tried to reform its police force, but it’s left gaps for abuse

Nigerian police: why improving public trust has proven difficult

UNITED STATES | Jan. 6 panel urges Trump prosecution with criminal referral

CUBA | Biden administration most vicious in applying economic blockage

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