Issue 130:2017 11 23 :Kenya and Zimbabwe (Neil Tidmarsh)

23 November 2017 Kenya And Zimbabwe One president stays in, another president goes out. by Neil Tidmarsh This week, the Supreme Court in one East African country decided that the president should stay, while the governing party (with the help of the army) in another East African country decided that the president should go. One… Continue reading Issue 130:2017 11 23 :Kenya and Zimbabwe (Neil Tidmarsh)

Issue 129:2017 11 16:Lens on the Week

16 November 2017 A Lens on the Week UK   BREXIT: There is gang warfare in the Cabinet.  Foreign Secretary Johnson and Environment Secretary Gove have got over the animosity caused by Gove undermining Johnson’s leadership bid and now stand back-to-back in their shared concern that the Government is not putting sufficient energy into the… Continue reading Issue 129:2017 11 16:Lens on the Week

Issue 42:2016 02 25:Week in Brief International

25 February 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe BELARUS: The EU has lifted sanctions against Belarus, imposed in 2004 after a number of political activists disappeared.  The UN still describes the human rights situation as “dismal” and the opposition leader Andrei Sannikov condemned the EU’s decision. BELGIUM: Belgium has reintroduced border controls on its frontier… Continue reading Issue 42:2016 02 25:Week in Brief International

Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Happy Birthday, Mr President (Neil Tidmarsh)

25 February 2016 Happy Birthday, Mr President African leaders race for the record books. by Neil Tidmarsh This week, President Mugabe of Zimbabwe is 92 years old.  He is the world’s oldest head of state.  He has been in power for 35 years, very nearly another record (he is beaten only by José Eduardo dos… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Happy Birthday, Mr President (Neil Tidmarsh)

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