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Screenshot from Taiwan Plus News YouTube channel. In an era where traditional diplomatic norms face challenges, Taiwan and Somaliland, two de facto states not recognized by the UN and a majority of countries, are pioneering a unique approach toward international relations. Through people-to-people diplomacy, they navigate the complexities of non-recognition, forging meaningful connections that transcend conventional state boundaries. The 1961 Vienna Convention establishes a comprehensive framework for initiating, sustaining, and concluding diplomatic relations, based on mutual consent among so...
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Alberto holding a copy of this translation from Chi Ta-wei's book ”膜“ (”Membranes“ in the official English version). Photo used with permission. Taiwanese literature is finally getting international recognition after years of often being presented as a branch of Chinese literature in global book fairs and publishing house catalogues. This is mostly thanks to a combined effort of Taiwanese cultural institutions, and to a new generation of translators who focus on Taiwanese literature. The result is the emergence of a number of Taiwanese literature collections in non-Taiwanese publishing houses,...
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye, president of the Republic of Senegal. Screenshot from the Senegal7 YouTube Channel. Fair use. On March 24, 2024, Bassirou Diomaye Faye became the youngest elected president in the history of Senegal at just 44 years of age. Faye subsequently entered office on his birthday on March 25. This story is truly remarkable, given that just six months ago, Faye was still in the shadow of his former mentor, opposition leader and former presidential candidate, Ousmane Sonko. First career in state institutionsIn 2000, Faye graduated from Lycée Demba Diop in Mbour, a coastal town 80 ...
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Yaya Dillo Djerou, dressed in white. Screenshot from the video “Tchad : l'opposant Yaya Dillo tué” on the TV5MONDE Info YouTube channel. Fair use. In Chad, the death of political opponent, Yaya Dillo Djérou, just two months ahead of the 2024 presidential elections has been a major setback for the Chadian opposition. On February 27, 2024, the National Election Management Agency (ANGE) announced that Chadian citizens would elect their next leader at the presidential elections on May 6, 2024. These elections should mark the end of the transition period that began with the death of president Idris...
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Khuuchir performance with Tsendsuren Enkhtur. Photo used with permission. Bordering nations often share a common food or musical heritage that develops as a process of mutual influences. Mongolia, with its rich and distinctive musical traditions, is bordered by Russia in the north and China in the south, sharing a common history as a power that once dominated those two empires. One less known trace of Mongolian–Chinese cultural hybridity can be found in music, as both nations have a tradition of performing on bowed string instruments. To understand the links but also differences in this repert...
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The symbolic Ferris Wheel, part of the Pripyat amusement park which was scheduled to open May 1, 1986. Image by Keith Adams via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. On April 26, 1986, a catastrophic accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. A planned shutdown of the reactor, lasting 20 seconds, seemed like a routine check of electrical equipment. However, a few seconds later, a chemical explosion released about 520 types of dangerous radionuclides into the atmosphere. Thirty-eight years later, Belarusian officials say 12 percent of the country's territory is still contaminated. The ...
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Judith Suminwa Tuluka, DRC's prime Minister. Screenshot from France24 YouTube channel. OnApril 1, 2024, in a historic decision few nations worldwide can boast of, Judith Suminwa Tuluka was named prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). As prime minister, she will be responsible for running the day-to-day administrative tasks and implementing the policies set by the president, who oversees the executive functions of the government. WithJudith Suminwa Tuluka‘s appointment as prime minister, the Congolese people's wait for a new government has finally concluded. Three months ...
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Paul Amegakpo, president of the Tamberma Institute for Governance (ITG) based au Togo. Photo by Jean Sovon, used with permission. Originally scheduled for April 20, 2024, Togo is getting ready to hold its combined legislative and regional elections on April 29, 2024. As this will be the first regional election to be held under the decentralization process, this election will be a first for this country of over nine million inhabitants. Togo is divided into five administrative regions and has 113 members of parliament elected for a six-year term (including the April 2024 elections). Following t...
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Monument of Independence, located in Bamako (capital of Mali). Screenshot from the Tv5monde YouTube Channel. Fair use. Since the coup d’état on May 24, 2021, a transition government has been in charge of Mali and shows no sign of returning to the civilian-led government that political parties are calling for. What’s more, it has also recently announced measures to restrict the press. Following the first coup d’état in August 2020, Colonel Assimi Goita took charge of the country from to The presidential elections scheduled for February 2024 did not go ahead. In the lead up to March 26, 2024, po...
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Screenshot from the video “Hundreds march in Taipei City streets in support of Palestinians” on the AP Archive YouTube channel. Fair use. As a society, Taiwan, which relies heavily on the US for its security, often aligns with Washington on foreign policy issues, including its predominantly uncritical support of Israel. This renders any support for Palestine in Taiwanese society a rare occurrence. Yet, since the beginning of the war on Gaza that began on October 7, the island has witnessed a number of initiatives calling for an alternative discourse on Gaza. Read Global Voices’ Special Coverag...
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