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Neighborhood News Digest- 05 April 2024

Afghanistan

Amnesty International Asks Pakistan to Reverse Refugees Expulsion Plan-Tolo News

Amnesty International has called for the immediate cancellation of the plan to expel Afghan migrants from Pakistan through a statemen....

April 05, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , economy , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Bhutan , Supreme Court , Bangladesh , Artillery , Prime Minister , Dalai Lama , Geopolitics , World Bank , India-Bangladesh Relations , Civil war , Amnesty , Drones , Mines , Katchatheevu island , Upazila Election , BOP , Indian Troops in Maldives.

Neighborhood News Digest - 02 April 2024

Afghanistan

CNN: ‘Taliban’s Pashto chauvinism helps ISIS-K’ recruitment from other ethnic groups-The Khama Press

Edmund Fitton-Brown, a senior adviser to the New York-based Counter Extremism Project, told CNN that ISIS-K....

April 02, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Pakistan , China , economy , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Bangladesh , Taliban , Cyber Security , Remittances , Inflation , UN , Civil war , PTI , Nepal-China , Nepal-India , Myanmar-India , Katchatheevu island , India-Out Campaign , Historical Artefacts , Omar Ayub , Visa-Free entry , Anti-Defection Law

Neighborhood News Digest- 01 March 2024

Afghanistan

Women’s media work may be banned if faces are not covered: AFJC- The Khama Press

The Afghanistan Journalists Center reports that the Minister of Virtue and Vice for the Taliban has issued a warning that if female....

March 01, 2024 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Russia , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , election , Bangladesh , Arakan army , World Bank , IMF , Remittances , Women , Economic Growth , Civil war , Political Crisis , Cabinet , SLPP , China-Bhutan , MaldivesParliamentary Elections , Digital Finance , Climate Diplomacy , FINTECH Alliance , Min Hlaing

A Victory for Democracy in Liberia

Samir Bhattacharya Article

In a knife-edge election, Joseph Boakai made a stunning comeback and is set to become Liberia’s new leader. With 50.9 percent of the vote, the 78-year-old leader, a former vice president, saw a close victory over his main rival, incumbent Weah, who....

December 18, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , democracy , Liberia , Africa , election , UN , Civil war , coup , Nigeria , Sirileaf

Neighborhood News Digest – 11 December 2023

Afghanistan

Islamic Emirate to Iran FM: Govt is Inclusive- Tolo News

The Islamic Emirate reacted to the recent remarks of Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian regarding the formation of an inclusive government in A....

December 11, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , India , Pakistan , China , Parliament , Maldives , Iran , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Uzbekistan , Bhutan , sanctions , Nawaz Sharif , Indian Ocean , Taliban , Doha , SAARC , World Health Organization , GDP , UN , Farmers , UAE , Civil war , COAS , Connectivity , Education , Bangladesh Election , Awami League , Medicine , Sheikh Hasina , Humanitarian Assistance , Hydropower , Nepal-India , India-Myanmar , Indian Fisherman , Sri Lankan Navy , Debt-service payment , Chinese villages , NEPRA , Insulin , Defence bills , Inclusive , Heng , Seat Sharing

Neighborhood News Digest – 13 September 2023

Afghanistan

'Afghanistan headed for civil war with Taliban splitting into...:' Ex-commander – India Today

Two years after the US forces abruptly left Kabul, Afghanistan is headed towards a civil war, the Taliban is now riddl....

September 13, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Sri Lanka , Taliban , G-20 , migrant workers , ISRO , Human Rights , Civil war , Bilawal Bhutto , Nepal-US , fghanistan , UNHC , Myanmar-Russia , Nawaz Sharif return

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 20, 2023)

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Commentary

Democracy at a Crossroads: The Quest for Hope in Sudan

Sudan is ble....

May 23, 2023 China , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , Algeria , Sudan , Haftar , Civil war , Kenya , Somalia , coup , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Kishida , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Ghana , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Web3 , Africa in India , Maharashtra , Türkiye

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 19, 2023)

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Commentary

Deconstructing the Sudan conflict

Sudan is bleeding. Hundreds of p....

May 13, 2023 China , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , Tunisia , Egypt , Mauritius , Libya , Rwanda , Algeria , Sudan , Haftar , Civil war , Kenya , Somalia , coup , Tanzania , VIF Africa Now , Kishida , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Ghana , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Africa in India , Maharashtra , Türkiye

The Indian Tricolour Shines again through Operation Kaveri

Samir Bhattacharya Article

Fighting broke out in Khartoum and other areas of Sudan early on 15th April, engulfing the capital in turmoil and raising the possibility of a full-scale civil war. Tensions had been rising between General Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedt....

May 11, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Article , Sudan , Evacuation , refugee crisis , Civil war , coup , Dagalo , Burhan , Hemedti , Operation Kaveri , Sudan Conflict

Africa Now - Weekly Newsletter (Week 17, 2023)

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COMMENTARY

Sudan is Heading towards an all-out Civil War

In the early h....

April 25, 2023 China , Ethiopia , Mozambique , Africa , Tunisia , Egypt , Rwanda , Algeria , Sudan , Civil war , Kenya , Somalia , coup , Tanzania , Jaishankar , VIF Africa Now , Morocco , Congo , Nigeria , South Africa , Zimbabwe , Ghana , Angola , India in Africa , Uganda , Zambia , Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Africa in India , ODOP