International

Guinea-Bissau's Opposition Leader Freed for Medical Care Abroad as Coup Aftermath Shadows December Vote

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau  

Nine months after soldiers overthrew President Umaro Sissoco Embaló three days after a disputed election, Guinea-Bissau remains suspended between military rule and a promised return to democracy — a transition now…

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan's Democratic Senate Primary in a Blow to AIPAC-Backed Establishment

Background
Michigan's U.S. Senate seat, held for over a decade by Democrat Gary Peters, opened up when Peters announced he would not seek re-election in 2026, transforming the swing state into one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country. Democrats view Michigan as essential to retaking a Senate majority in…

Drone Strike Kills 35 in Darfur as Sudan's War, Now in Its Fourth Year, Threatens a Second El-Fasher in El-Obeid

Khartoum and El-Obeid, Sudan 

Sudan's civil war delivered another mass-casualty strike this week, underscoring how a conflict now well into its fourth year continues to escalate rather than wind down. At least 35 people were killed and several wounded on Aug. 2 when Sudanese army drones struck a traditional…

Guinea-Bissau's Junta Puts Presidential Power Grab to a Vote Ahead of December Elections

BISSAU 

Nine months after soldiers overthrew Guinea-Bissau's government a day before contested election results were due, the military junta running the West African nation has set Aug. 30 as the date for a referendum that would fundamentally rewrite the country's constitution — handing…

From Exile, Cameroon's Tchiroma Claims Command of the Army as Aug. 14 Showdown Looms

YAOUNDE 

Exiled Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary is asserting what he calls his constitutional right to preside over the country's Armed Forces Day celebrations on Aug. 14 as commander-in-chief, a direct challenge to 92-year-old President Paul Biya that threatens to turn a normally…

Colombia Breaks a Century of Tradition as Abelardo de la Espriella Is Sworn In as President in Cali

Background

On May 31, 2026, Colombians went to the polls in a first-round presidential election that produced no outright winner and set up one of the most consequential runoffs in the country's recent history. Abelardo de la Espriella, a combative criminal defense…