70.8 million people uprooted worldwide in 2019
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has just released its annual statistical report on uprooted people. By the end…
Category: Institutions
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Africa: the world’s largest single market in the making
Africa is becoming the largest single market in the world. A trade treaty, called the Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will come into effect…
Naruhito becomes the new emperor of Japan
After the abdication of 85-year-old Emperor Akihito, who ruled from 1989 to 2019, his son Naruhito became Japan‘s new Emperor at 59 on May…
Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky wins the presidential election
Volodymyr Zelensky has won the presidential election in Ukraine in the second round against incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, with 73.22% of the vote, against…
Indonesia: Joko Widodo should win the elections
In Indonesia, one of the most populous countries in the world with nearly 270 million people, incumbent President Joko Widodo is expected to win…
Sudan: The dictator al-Bashir overthrown by the army
The Sudanese army has just overthrown Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir in a coup. He was dismissed Thursday morning, 11 April, and arrested by the…
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President-dictator of Kazakhstan, resigns
To everyone’s surprise, Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned today, 19 March, as President of Kazakhstan. He had been in power since 1984 – when he was…
Immigration in the world
International migration is a major component of the history of humanity. Since the dawn of time, humans migrate, move, evolve on the planet in…
Venezuela: Juan Guaido proclaims himself president of the country
In Venezuela, the president of the parliament Juan Guaidó proclaimed himself president of the country acting while taking an oath today 23 January, anniversary…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Difficult alternation of power
After two years of waiting, the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have finally been able to vote to elect a new…