insert_link World Alexei Navalny had a vision of a democratic Russia. That terrified Vladimir Putin to the core By Robert Horvath, La Trobe University Alexei Navalny was a giant figure in Russian politics. No other individual rivalled the threat he posed to the Putin regime. His death in an Arctic labour camp is a blow to all those who dreamed he might emerge as the leader of a future democratic Russia. What made Navalny so important was his decision to become an anti-corruption crusader in […] todayFebruary 20, 2024 8
insert_link 3 3 Oshiwambo Russia a taalela ompito yoondjindikila omolwa eso lyomuleli gompilameno Iilongo yo European union okwa tegelelwa yi tulilemo Russia oondjindikila oompe omolwa eso lya Alexei Navalny,shiikwatelela komunambelewa gopombanda go EU. Ta popi komeho yoonkundathana nena,Joseph Borell okwati o EU oya pumbwa okutuma etumwalaka lyeyambidho lyomuleli omukulu gompilameno mo Russia Navalny. Tati koombinga adhihe,papolitika nopakwiita,otaya tsikile okuyambidha Ukraine naa Russia mboka ya hala emanguluko. Omukulukadhi gwa Navalny Yulia Navalnaya naye okwa tegelelwa a wayimine omutumba goominista dhiikwapondje mo Brussels. Iilongo yuuninginino […] todayFebruary 19, 2024 10 3 3
insert_link World Navalny dies in prison − but his blueprint for anti-Putin activism will live on The legacy of Alexei Navalny lives on. Ian Langsdon/AFP via Getty Images Regina Smyth, Indiana University Long lines of Russians endured subzero temperatures in January 2024 to demand that anti-Ukraine war candidate Boris Nadezhdin be allowed to run in the forthcoming presidential election. It was protest by petition – a tactic that reflects the legacy of Alexei Navalny, the longtime Russian pro-democracy campaigner. Authorities say Navalny, a persistent thorn in […] todayFebruary 19, 2024 8
insert_link World Alexei Navalny: reported death of Putin’s most prominent opponent spells the end of politics in Russia By Alexander Titov, Queen's University Belfast Reports of the death of Russia’s most famous opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, in an Arctic prison camp are shocking, but not entirely unexpected. It draws a line under Russia’s political development over the past two decades by highlighting that a challenge from within is no longer possible. Navalny was the last public politician to pose a real challenge to the Kremlin, but […] todayFebruary 19, 2024 7
insert_link 5 12 Oshiwambo Russia ohela okwiikanyuna omalundilo nomafekelo giilongo yomuuninginino mbyoka tayiimulike omunwe omolwa eso lya Alexei Navalny. Omupopiliko gwepangelo Dmitry Peskov okwati omipopyo dhaaleli yiilongo yomuutokelo konkundana yeso lyomusheki gwepangelo Navalny kadhina uukwashili washa na itadhi taambiwako. Omunapolitika gopombanda gwa Russia Navalny okwa hulithile modholongo moka kwali ta longele egeelo lyomimvo 19. Eso lye olyeya petimbo mpoka Russia kwa tegelelwa a ninge omahogololo gopashigwana mu March,nomuprsitend Vladmir Putin kwa tegelelwa a konge oshikako shilwe mombelewa todayFebruary 17, 2024 7 12 5
insert_link South Africa SA’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will not be silenced about global human rights abuses SA's President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa may be a small nation on the international front, but it will not be silenced about global human rights abuses. In his first-ever address to the Cape Town Press Club on Thursday, Ramaphosa referred to unfolding conflicts in Russia and Ukraine and between Hamas and Israel. He also addressed several pressing issues in the country. Journalists peppered the president with questions, and concerns […] todayFebruary 16, 2024 3
insert_link Opinion Pieces Wagner Group is now Africa Corps. What this means for Russia’s operations on the continent By Alessandro Arduino, King's College London In August 2023, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died after his private jet crashed about an hour after taking off in Moscow. He had been Russia’s pointman in Africa since the Wagner Group began operating on the continent in 2017. The group is known for deploying paramilitary forces, running disinformation campaigns and propping up influential political leaders. It has had a […] todayFebruary 16, 2024 6
World NATO showcases spending hikes in riposte to Trump By Max DELANY Brussels, Feb 14, 2024 (AFP) - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday 18 of the alliance's 31 countries are set to hit its defence spending target this year, after Donald Trump threatened to encourage Russia to attack members not coughing up enough. The Republican White House frontrunner was widely rebuked after saying he would not defend NATO members who had not met their financial obligations, in […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 5
insert_link World Russia’s next election is likely to put Putin in power for longer than anyone since Peter the Great By Rod Thornton, King's College London Presidential elections will be held in Russia in March. It is inevitable that the incumbent president, Vladimir Putin, will win. Putin has been in power (whether as president or as prime minister) since 2000. If he wins again, and he serves his full six-year term, he will have been in power for 30 years, longer than any Russian or Soviet […] todayFebruary 8, 2024 8
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
