When one consumes western media to any level, it is easy to assume that the world is settled into good and bad camps, and there are approximately three dictatorships in the world, with the rest of the planet being a genuine utopia. In fact, the world is much more complex, and Reporters Without Borders make…
Africa didn’t earn its nickname of the heart of darkness without reason. The last few decades have seen gruesome civil wars erupt across the continent with mass murder, modern slavery and genocide being defining features. However, few were as dark as the Liberian Civil War. Known for cannibalism and brutal urban warfare, this was a…
Dictator Swagger:On This Day April 7, 2020 – Hissène Habré, the former dictator of Chad from 1982-1990, has been granted 60 days of house arrest due to the increased risk of his contracting COVID-19 in prison. The decision to move Habré from Cap Manuel Prison was made by the Senegal Ministry of Justice, the body…