Geopolitics

The Review - Al Jazeera | DR Congo: Effort to end rebel attacks in the east

The Review - Al Jazeera | DR Congo: Effort to end rebel attacks in the east

The Review is a series of 200-word critiques examining the content and production of current affairs broadcasts.

In this installment of The Review, we explore a short report by a DRC-based Al Jazeera journalist on violence around the Congolese North Kivu town of Beni. The broadcast covers what the DRC government security forces claim to be doing to repel rebel militia attacks in the region, as well as how the local population have been affected by the attacks.

The Review - VICE on HBO | The Brutal Fight That's Left The Central African Republic in Chaos

The Review - VICE on HBO | The Brutal Fight That's Left The Central African Republic in Chaos

The Review is a series of 200-word critiques examining the content and production of current affairs broadcasts.

In this installment of The Review, we explore an expertly-crafted short story by veteran Vice correspondent Ben Anderson. The broadcast covers hostilities in the Central African Republic (CAR). In the video below, we learn of the causes, humanitarian outcomes and efficacy of the fragile CAR government’s solution to the societal damage caused by warring militias.

Behind The Story - Banditry and Beheadings in Borno, Nigeria

Behind The Story - Banditry and Beheadings in Borno, Nigeria

Since December 2019 over 100 people have been killed in Borno State, Nigeria. Boko Haram and ISWAP have stepped up abductions and brutal killings in northern Nigeria and neighbouring Chad.

Across northern Nigeria and the Lake Chad basin over 37,500 people have been killed by Boko Haram and ISWAP. 7.1 million people have required humanitarian assistance due to the conflict, with many living in camps for internally displaced persons.

Behind The Story - Beni DRC: Ground zero in the battle for $24 trillion

Behind The Story - Beni DRC: Ground zero in the battle for $24 trillion

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the northeastern town of Beni has seen a recent upsurge in violence, which shows no signs of abating. Surrounded by thick jungle, hundreds of the town’s residents have been murdered at the hands of foreign rebel forces. Situated in the resource-rich Kivu region, the town has become a hotbed of instability.