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NL Regional powers renew ties: Erdoğan's visit to Cairo
Photo: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - Flickr Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Cairo on 14 February. The visit marks a new era of cooperation between the two countries, which had been tense for years following the ousting of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, an ally [...]
War in Gaza: how does the region now view the West?
Photo: People with Palestinian flags protest on the streets in Rabat, Morocco - Pexels As the war in Gaza unfolds and human suffering increases, there is still no unequivocal call from the international community for a ceasefire. The Middle East is observing this development with increasing amazement. It is easy to get lost in the [...]
Israel-Lebanon: a second front?
Photo: Meeting during Hezbollah leader Nasrallah's speech in November - Wikimedia Commons Hamas' attack on Israel, on 7 October, has caused increasing tensions and risk of escalation in the region, including in the Israel-Lebanon border region. (Air) attacks back and forth are claiming lives of soldiers and innocent civilians. Hezbollah [...]
7.5 million people on the run: the bloody struggle for power and gold in Sudan
Photo: Khartoum before the conflict broke out - Wikimedia Commons On 15 April 2023, there is great panic in Khartoum, Sudan's capital. Armed men storm the city and tens of thousands of people are forced to leave their homes. What follows is a protracted battle between, on the one hand, the Sudanese government army (SAF), led [...]
Max van der Stoel Foundation looks back on 2023
This week, the Max van der Stoel Foundation team looks back at 2023 - an eventful year in which democracy, human rights and international cooperation were under great pressure. Autocracy reigned supreme worldwide. In Serbia, autocrats remained in the saddle despite a combative opposition, in Tunisia, President Saied suppressed the opposition and people, [...]
Concerns over violence Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank
Photo: An Israeli settlement in the West Bank under construction in 2017 - Ronan Shenhav/Flickr The bloody war between Hamas and Israel has now been going on for more than 5 weeks and there is no end in sight. Reporting on the conflict currently focuses mainly on Gaza. Nevertheless, it is important [...]
Get your tickets now for Africa Day on 18 November!
Saturday 18 November, the annual Africa Day is back! For 25 years, this has been the event about Africa in the Netherlands. A day full of workshops, debates, lectures, literature, films, music, a fashion show, and much more! Order your tickets at afrikadag.nl/tickets. This year, one theme will take centre stage at Africa Day: climate justice. All over the world, people [...]
Volunteers wanted for Africa Day 2023!
Sign up now as a volunteer for Africa Day 2023! Saturday 18 November, the annual Africa Day will take place at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam! For 25 years, this has been the event about Africa in the Netherlands. A day full of workshops, debates, lectures and culture. With a discussion on oil pollution in Uganda with Ugandan climate activist Hilda Flavia [...]
Israel-Palestine: extremism, violence and Western political unwillingness to reach a lasting solution
Photo: Jerusalem from the South-West - Flickr The violence between Israel and Palestine has flared up in recent days, after Hamas fighters invaded Israel and killed hundreds of Israeli civilians. The subsequent retaliatory bombing of Gaza has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians on the Palestinian side. The attacks came as a surprise to Israel, [...]
In memory of Mahsa Amini's 23rd birth anniversary - how are things in Iran now?
Photo: Mural of Mahsa Amini - Domingo Alves, Creative Commons Today would have been Mahsa Amini's 23rd birthday. Unfortunately, her life was gruesomely ended last year, 4 days before her 22nd birthday. She was arrested by the morality police for not covering her hair in the prescribed manner. After her [...]
