insert_link Africa Crisis in Abyei: South Sudan must act and stop violence between Dinka groups By Jan Pospisil, Coventry University Abyei – a territory roughly the size of Jamaica – is being contested by two countries, Sudan and South Sudan. Abyei, which covers just over 10,000km², is under special administrative status following the terms of a 2005 peace agreement between the two countries. The disagreement has led to increasingly violent inter-communal tensions. Although the roots of these stretch back decades, they […] todayMarch 7, 2024 14
insert_link World According to Ireland’s constitution, a woman’s duties are in the home – but a referendum could be about to change its sexist wording Shutterstock/Everett Collection Laura Cahillane, University of Limerick On March 8 – International Women’s Day – Irish citizens will vote in a referendum on whether or not to replace the so-called “woman in the home” clause in the Irish constitution. This clause, which dates from 1937, specifies that: “The State recognises that by her life within the home, woman gives to the State a support without which the common good cannot […] todayFebruary 7, 2024 8
insert_link Africa Chad: promises of a new chapter fade as junta strengthens its hold ahead of elections By Helga Dickow, University of Freiburg It’s been three years since Chad’s former president Idriss Déby Itno died. A transitional authority took over after his death. Yet the transition to democracy that was on the cards following his 31 years in power has failed to materialise. What Chadians hoped for was: a referendum on whether they wanted to be a unitary or federal state a return to constitutional […] todayFebruary 5, 2024 3
insert_link Oshiwambo Iikonga yo referendum mo Chad okwa tegelelewa yiye pehulilo nena. Mosondaha,aa Chad otaaka hogolola mo Referendum ndjoka ya talikako onga etokolo oku nkondopeka oonkondo komuleli Gen Mahamat Deby . Okweetapo ekotampango epe osha simana melundululo lyepangelo okuza kepangelo lyopakwiita okuya kepangelo lyoshigwana momahogololo gopashigwana ga thanekwa omumvo taguya. Aa Chad ya konda poomilion 8 oyiishangitha ya hogolole oku lundulula ekotampango. todayDecember 15, 2023 4
