Frenchwoman Jailed 10 Years for Terrorist Conspiracy.

A French court has sentenced Carole Sun, 30, to 10 years in prison for participating in a terrorist conspiracy linked to the Islamic State group.   Sun, who travelled to Syria in 2014, was repatriated to France in 2022 after years in detention camps.   The court found that she knowingly associated with high-profile IS…

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ECOWAS Leaders Call for Synergy in Global Sanctions Against Mali and Guinea

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has concluded its 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja with a communiquĆ© for the international community to support the sanctions imposed on Guinea and Mali so as to promote peace, security, and stability in the region. Those…

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UK Includes Nigeria In Red List Category Over Omicron Fears

The United Kingdom has included Nigeria in its red list category as it tightens travel restrictions in an effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 variant, Omicron. The UK government’s travel advisory on Nigeria said ā€œFrom 0400 on Monday 6 December, Nigeria will be added to the red list for entering England.ā€ Accordingly, Nigerians…

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Chinaphobia: Why America and Its Allies are Losing Sleep over China’s Rapid Rise

Each time China coughs, America gets the flu and her allies fall into a state of frenzy. Why is Chinaphobia becoming a dominant public malady in the West today? **** The United States of America (USA) takes pleasure in parading itself as number one on the list of world super powers; self-positioning as the unofficial…

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The Blood of Children: America’s Manner of Withdrawal from Afghanistan

A day after the Taliban installed themselves in the presidential palace in Kabul, seizing control over Afghanistan two decades after being toppled from power by the U.S. military, fears intensified about a return to the Taliban’s brutal rule and the threat of reprisal killings. Kabul’s international airport was under the protection of foreign forces, including…

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The New Taliban Regime: Constructive Engagement with Emerging Realities

The world just witnessed the takeover of Afghanistan’s political control by the Taliban and critical conversations have been emerging with regards to the future prospects of the new regime with regards to its governance philosophy within the volatile region and broader international relations. Ā  The Taliban which refers to itself as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is an Islamist religious-political…

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America’s Choices and an Unstable Afghanistan

American military interventions globally have been called to question, following the footprints of catastrophic genocides that countries have passed through at America’s exit, due to the emergence of armed groups that put the incumbent regimes on their tenterhooks, with a view to toppling them. This assertion may have been proved right as President Joe Biden…

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