News Bites
COULD MPOX BE THE NEXT COVID-19?
By Gustav Krös
On Wednesday, 14 August, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced that the upsurge of mpox in...
WHY RWANDA SHUT THOUSANDS OF CHURCHES
By Isolde Doubell
Since 29 July the government of Rwanda has closed more than 4000 churches and some mosques on the grounds of not complying...
CAN THE VENEZUELAN CHURCH BE A BEACON OF HOPE AMIDST INCREASING POLITICAL TURMOIL?
By Alex Nyoni
On Sunday, 28 July, Venezuelans voted in what has turned out to be a highly contested presidential election. The country’s National Electoral...
OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY SHOWCASES THE PROGRESS OF HUMANISM
By Gustav Krös
The 2024 Summer Olympics officially began in Paris, France on Friday, 26 July with 300,000 spectators viewing the event live along the...
BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT BACKS DOWN ON QUOTAS BUT FACES WIDESPREAD DISSIDENCE
By Isolde Doubell
Over the past three weeks, student protests in Bangladesh have rattled the nation and led to widespread unrest throughout the country. These...
BHUTAN’S GNH INDEX MEASURES LIFE CONTENTMENT, BUT THERE CAN’T BE TRUE HAPPINESS WITHOUT CHRIST
By Alexandra Nyoni
In March of this year, Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay, spoke at the 2024 India Today Conclave conference, encouraging more Indian people...
HUMANITARIAN CRISES LOOMS AS PAKISTAN REPATRIATES AFGHAN REFUGEES
UPDATE: 16/07/2024
Last week, INcontext reported on Pakistan’s decision to deport Afghan refugees lacking valid documentation. In a recent development, Pakistan has announced an extension...
NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT PROMISES CHANGE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND PRAY FOR
By Gigi Kotze
Mr Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran's new president, defeating his hardline conservative rival Mr Saeed Jalili. Mr Pezeshkian received 53.3%...
BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT THWARTS COUP, HIGHLIGHTING NATIONAL STRUGGLES
By Alexandra Nyoni
On Wednesday, 26 June, Bolivian President Luis Arce thwarted a coup attempt by military General Juan Jose Zuniga. General Zuniga and his...
NORTH KOREA AND RUSSIA MAKE LANDMARK ALLIANCE
By Jeremiah Goddard
On Tuesday, 18 June Russian President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, resulting in both further escalation of tensions with...
