News Bites
WHAT COULD INCREASED VOLATILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST MEAN FOR THE CHURCH?
By Alex Pollock
Over the past 14 days, at least ten countries in the Middle East have engaged in airstrikes, as the ongoing Israel/Gaza conflict...
CRUCIAL ROLE OF DIPLOMACY AS CALLS FOR A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE GROW
By Donnelly McCleland (with contributions from Gustav Krös and Gigi Kotze)
Today, 30 November, Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement to extend their six-day...
NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH RAISES FEAR OF KOREAN CONFLICT, BUT OPENS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR...
By Alex Pollock
On Tuesday, 21 November, North Korea launched its first successful spy satellite into orbit after two failed attempts earlier this year. The...
OUTGOING LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CONCEDES ELECTION LOSS IN RESPECT FOR DEMOCRACY
By Katelin van Zyl
On Friday, 17 November, Liberian President George Weah conceded election defeat after provisional results from Tuesday’s runoff vote showed opposition candidate...
WORLD LEADERS VISIT CENTRAL ASIA AS BATTLE FOR REGIONAL INFLUENCE CONTINUES
By Alex Pollock
On Thursday, 9 November, leaders from Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, and Russia all made visits to Central Asian countries to solidify existing relationships...
FINDING HOPE IN THE ISRAEL – GAZA CONFLICT ONE MONTH ON
By Jeremiah Goddard
Tuesday, 7 November marked one month of the current war between the Israeli government and Hamas in Gaza following the group’s attack...
WISDOM NEEDED FOR ETHIOPIA’S LEADER TO CALM DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL TENSIONS
By Katelin van Zyl
On Thursday, 26 October – Ethiopia’s annual National Army Day – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali confirmed in a speech that...
GOD’S STORY IN THE AFRICAN STORY
By Katelin van Zyl
On 27 October, Logos Hope of the German Christian charitable organisation ‘GBA Ships’ (Gute Bücher für Alle, or in English –...
THOUSANDS OF AFGHANS IN LIMBO AFTER PAKISTAN ISSUES FINAL WARNING TO LEAVE
By Alex Pollock
On 3 October, the government of Pakistan announced that all “illegal immigrants” must leave the country by 1 November or face forced...
COULD CHINA’S BELT ROAD INITIATIVE PROVIDE RELIEF TO BELEAGUERED AFGHANISTAN?
By Donnelly McCleland
From 16-18 October, China hosted its third Belt and Road (One Belt, One Road, in Chinese) summit, marking the 10th anniversary of...
