Economic crisis
They are making Venezuela’s economy scream

US-led sanctions caused Venezuela to lose oil revenue equivalent to 213% of its GDP between January 2017 and December 2024, resulting in losses of roughly USD 77 million per day. Who is the real target of these and other unilateral coercive measures?

Kenya deepens ties with China in strategic shift, as Ruto calls it a win-win situation Kenya deepens ties with China in strategic shift, Ruto calls it a win-win situation

President William Ruto’s recent five-day state visit to China marked a significant deepening of Kenya-China relations, culminating in the signing of over 20 bilateral agreements.

Milei’s crypto scandal sparks calls for his impeachment

The Argentine President promoted a cryptocurrency that promptly collapsed after its price increased. The opposition is demanding impeachment proceedings against the president. More than 117 complaints regarding $LIBRA have been filed in the Argentine courts.

Political crisis in Mozambique escalates following controversial election ruling

The political crisis in Mozambique is in crisis after the Constitutional Court upheld controversial election results.

The Argentinazo: 23 years since the massive anti-neoliberal protests in Argentina

On December 19 and 20, 2001, thousands of Argentines took to the streets to demand a change of course from the IMF-sponsored neoliberal policies that had reigned in the country during the 1990s.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi elected for a third term

Al-Sisi got almost 90% of all votes despite his government’s failure to address economic crisis in the country and allegations of widespread suppression of dissent

Argentina’s presidential frontrunner Milei denies number of disappeared from dictatorship

Human rights organizations in the country unanimously estimate the number of disappeared at 30,000, which Milei classified as “a twisted view of history”

Egyptian presidential elections Egypt announces presidential elections in December amid deepening political and economic crisis

It is expected that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will contest for a third term. El-Sisi won the 2014 and 2018 elections with huge margins following what critics described as sham processes

Zimbabwe elections Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa secures second term amid severe economic crisis 

The polls took place amid worsening conditions for majority of Zimbabweans, in an economy long beleaguered by unilateral sanctions. Zimbabwe was cut off from USD 100 billion in grants, loans, and other kinds of support from international and multilateral sources and further lost an estimated USD 42 billion in revenues between 2001 and 2019. 

Senegal protests As Senegal organizes troops to invade Niger, violence mars ‘constitutional order’ within its own borders

Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko has been on hunger strike for over two weeks against his indictment on new charges. Widely considered the main opposition contender for the 2024 elections, Sonko’s arrest has sparked deadly protests amid anti-government and anti-French anger

Iraqis protest fall in currency value Iraqis protest fall in value of currency after US bans 14 more private banks

The US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve imposed bans on 14 private banks this month, accusing them of money laundering and transferring funds to Iran

“Sanctions have lethal effect”: Intellectuals call for end to US blockade on Cuba and Venezuela

More than 50 academics responded to Democratic senator who dismissed, without evidence, the humanitarian impacts of sanctions