Incumbent president Buhari wins election; opposition challenges result
The voter turnout of 35.7% is less than the 44% in 2015; incumbent president doubles his electoral support in five states in southeastern Nigeria
An End of War Declaration may be reached in the US – N. Korea summit, says S. Korea
Unless the contents of the declaration provide an assurance that US will not pose a security threat to North Korea, it is unlikely to mark a real beginning of the process of complete denuclearization
“Don’t give additional time to Sri Lanka,” mothers of disappeared persons tell the UN
Families of tens of thousands of Tamils are still waiting for justice for the mass atrocities committed by the Sri Lankan government during the civil war that lasted 26 years
Highest number of civilians killed in Afghanistan in 2018: UN Report
A report by the UNAMA and UN Human Rights Office states that 3,804 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in 2018, the highest ever, and a majority of the killings were by the anti-government forces, including the Taliban and the Islamic State
Nigeria decides: “The election doesn’t hold out much by way of alternatives to the neoliberal challenges”
To understand what this election means for labor rights, women rights and healthcare in the country, Peoples Dispatch interviewed Nnimmo Bassey, a Nigerian author, poet and environmental activist.
Internationalist Youth Brigade witnesses Venezuelans’ will to resist imperialism
The ‘Che Guevara’ Internationalist Brigade culminated its activities on February 22 in Venezuela
“When we say Hands off Venezuela’, we are saying Viva Socialism”
Around 450 delegates from 85 countries congregated in Caracas, to participate in a gathering of solidarity with Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution
Ecuador signs deal with IMF, austerity measures to follow
The country will receive USD 10.2 billion in international loans, and the lower and middle classes will repay it in form of austerity measures