The Indian government announced today that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India later this week for an “informal summit” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi beginning October 11. The leader-le…

Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from September 30 to October 6, 2017. This update also represents violence related …

In a country with a still-developing sense of national identity, and with many regional ethnic, and religious cleavages, the Super Eagles are a strong—perhaps the strongest—symbol of national unity.

In 2017, Western Cape Premier Helen Zille declared the Western Cape a disaster area because of the drought. In March, the ruling African National Congress’ minister for cooperative governance, Zweli Mkhize, declared a national state of emergency. However, with the arrival of winter rains, Mkhize did not renew the state of emergency when it expired on June 13.

Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from September 12, 2015 to September 18, 2015. This update also represents violenc…