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Guinea: on the verge of a civil war

Guinea: on the verge of a civil war

According to BBC breaking news, ‘Guinea’s vice-president has returned from business abroad to take charge of the country after an attempted assassination on the president. President Moussa Dadis Camara was flown to Morocco, where a spokesman said he underwent a “minor operation” after being shot on Thursday. Vice-President Sekouba [...]
North Korea’s ‘Smile Diplomacy’ to loosen UN sanctions

North Korea’s ‘Smile Diplomacy’ to loosen UN sanctions

The impact of the UN sanctions meted against North Korea after its last nuclear test in May has brought the communist regime to the point of using ‘smile diplomacy,’ a significantly huge shift from its erstwhile nuclear diplomacy and ballistic missile diplomacy a few months ago. Pyongyang seems to be diplomatic these days with its ‘series of [...]