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What’s in store for the African continent in 2022?
Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.
Hope, peace and reconciliation: Pope Francis in Mozambique
A papal visit will highlight the importance of the recently signed peace agreement between the government and opposition
Storm in a Thai red bowl
A symbol of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s opposition party has landed a Facebook user and journalist in hot water with the ruling junta.
Hitler imagery in Thai junta propaganda film sparks outrage
The short film commissioned by the junta has left people outraged and baffled after the seemingly harmless video showed images of Adolf Hitler.
Leave the children alone: Thais reject junta’s new behavioural code
An additional round of patriotic propaganda has been added to the Thai school curriculum.
Thai junta blocks rights meeting in Bangkok
Rights activists say Thailand’s ruling junta has worked systematically to snuff out all challenges to its authority.
Diplomats kidnapped in Mali as chaos continues
Islamists have stormed the Algerian embassy in Mali and abducted seven diplomats amid fears that fighters are turning the country into a rogue state.
Junta members to stand as civilians in Burma election
More than 20 members of Burma’s ruling junta have resigned from the army in what is widely seen as a bid to run as civilians in forthcoming elections.
Junta to run Niger until elections
Niger’s military plans to run the country until politicians agree on a new Constitution and are ready for fresh elections.