Despite a spiralling security crisis, French troops left Mali after a nine-year deployment.The withdrawal came after the military took power in 2020 and demanded all French troops leave Malian territory.Since then, Mali’s military leaders have turned to M

Bangladesh is governed by none other than its founding father's daughter, Sheikh Hasina, who has been in office for more than 14 years.After a large fire burned through the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on March 5, we ask how she is facing the chal

On February 6, at about 4am, the ground in southern Turkey and northern Syria shook for more than a minute, while most people slept.A magnitude 7.8 earthquake - with its epicentre 32km (20 miles) west of the Turkish city of Gaziantep - had struck the regi

The Russian embassy in London is the sight of regular protests against the yearlong invasion of Ukraine.Russias ambassador to the United Kingdom has accused NATO powers of turning Ukraine into a Western-backed fortress to oppose Russian influence in East

Its been one year since Russia invaded Ukraine.To mark the occasion, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the secretary general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, travelled to the Estonian capital. They also marked Estonias 105th

As the geopolitical tensions caused by the Russia-Ukraine war continue to rise, so do concerns over energy supplies.The Netherlands has stopped importing Russian energy, except for liquified natural gas or LNG. But how is the conflict affecting the Dutch

Lebanons state of collapse has become the countrys new normal.Inflation is soaring, and the Lebanese lira is almost worthless, pushing more than 80 percent of the population into poverty. Institutions and basic services have broken down.For decades, suc

Last year, thousands of Sri Lankans took to the streets to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whom they blamed for mismanaging the countrys finances.Rajapaksa resigned and fled the country. In his place, members of parliament appoint

As 2022 was drawing to a close, the Balkans was once again on the verge of ethnic conflict.Tensions had built up in July in northern Kosovo, and the situation escalated even further in December as ethnic Serb protesters blocked roads and cut off border cr

Guyana is a former British colony located between Brazil, Venezuela and Suriname.The country is rich in biodiversity - as well as minerals. And in the last decade, some 11 billion barrels of oil have been found - which is the most significant discovery of