World Recap

Weekly geopolitical events By Dylan Hackett, News Editor Africa: (South Africa) United States president Barack Obama spent time with members of Nelson Mandela’s family last week. Mandela, 94, has spent…

By Dylan Hackett, News Editor Africa: (Central African Republic) The former president of the Central African Republic, Francois Bozize, had an arrest warrant issued against him last week under the…

By Dylan Hackett, News Editor Middle East: (Turkey) The Twitter-sphere erupted in praise on Thursday when Justin Bieber halted singing on two occasions for his 50,000 fans packed in an…

Weekly geopolitical news By Keating Smith, Staff Writer Africa: (Tunisia) The Tunisian government received a $28.8-million cheque last week from Qatar’s attorney general doctor, Ali bin Fetais al-Marri, who has…

Weekly geopolitical news By Keating Smith, Staff Writer Africa: (Madagascar) A plague of locusts ransacked agriculture on Madagascar last week leaving the small African island nation worried about food shortages.…

Weekly geopolitical events By Keating Smith, Staff Writer Africa: (Democratic Republic of Congo) Bosco Ntaganda, former-rebel military chief of staff, voluntarily turned himself in to the International Criminal Court via…

Weekly geopolitical events By Keating Smith, Staff Writer North America: (Canada) Colonel Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian astronaut to take command of the International Space Station (ISS) last week.…

Weekly geopolitical events By Keating Smith, Staff Writer Africa: (Kenya) Tensions heightened in the Kenyan presidential race last week between Uhuru Kenyatta and his key rival Prime Minister Raila Odinga.…