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The CIRCUMNAVIGATOR

Every week, the Circumnavigator showcases the week’s best reporting from our Editorial and Opinion sections, listing important news from all corners of the world.

OUR RECENT COVERAGE

Karina Bhatt 4/13/25 Karina Bhatt 4/13/25

Niger to Withdraw from Key Counterterrorist Mission

Niger announced withdrawal from a key counterterrorism task force at the start of April, putting regional stability in jeopardy in the Sahel.

Leah Abraham 4/13/25 Leah Abraham 4/13/25

Namibia’s First Woman President is Inaugurated

Namibia swore in its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, on the 35th anniversary of the country’s independence on March 21, per BBC. She is one of few female heads of state ever in Africa, writes the AP, and the second elected woman president in the continent.

Karina Bhatt 3/27/25 Karina Bhatt 3/27/25

Ethiopia Federal Government To Select New Regional Leadership in Tigray Amidst Fears of War

Ethiopia’s federal government will install a new regional president in Tigray in response to factional violence in the northern region.

Karina Bhatt 3/17/25 Karina Bhatt 3/17/25

Mine Collapse in Mali Leaves Scores Dead

A landslide in an abandoned mine in Mali caused the death of over 40 on Saturday, February 15.

Karina Bhatt 3/17/25 Karina Bhatt 3/17/25

Former Prime Minister of Mauritius Arrested

The government of Mauritius arrested former Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on money laundering charges on Saturday, February 15.

Karina Bhatt 2/24/25 Karina Bhatt 2/24/25

Sugarcane Union Strikes for Better Conditions Turn Violent in Cameroon

One protester has died, and 11 are injured in the violent conclusion to worker strikes in Nkoteng, Cameroon.

Karina Bhatt 2/12/25 Karina Bhatt 2/12/25

Kenya Scraps eTA for African Travelers

The Kenyan government removes the eTA requirement for African nationals.

Elizabeth Koenck 2/12/25 Elizabeth Koenck 2/12/25

Uncertainty, Pain, and Death: What Women in the DRC Face as they Confront the Advance of M23

Vulnerable groups, including women and children, often bear the brunt of the violence.

Elizabeth Koenck 2/12/25 Elizabeth Koenck 2/12/25

Ominous Sign for Human Rights Accountability as Three Sahel States Leave the Economic Community of West African States

As ECOWAS reaches its 50-year anniversary, the departure of these three Sahel states sends ominous shocks through Africa’s strongest regional bloc. Many onlookers worry about the stability of the region and what this means for the future. Human rights advocates, in particular, see that the already grim situation in the three countries is likely to deteriorate.