Harsh socio-economic conditions cause radicalization. By Ali Rıza Taşdelen The month of September was marked by protests led by young people the system labels as the “Generation Z.” Born in the 2000s, this generation had long been described as indifferent to the country’s problems, apolitical, captive to the digital world, and “socialized” only through social media. Yet their movement, began ...

Polisario Front says ‘No to surrendering, no to occupation’ By Ali Rıza Taşdelen On 31 October 2025 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2797 (2025), extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 October 2026. MINURSO was established under a 1991 resolution to organize a referendum against Morocco’s occupation of ...

As stated in previous materials, the Tuareg historically live in the territory of Mali, Niger, Libya, Algeria, some of them live in the north of Burkina Faso. But the Tuaregs are part of the large Berber people, which represents an ancient cultural space that unites vast territories in North Africa, the Sahara and certain areas of the Sahel. Tribes that ...

Starting in the 20th century, the African continent has largely concluded the process of de-colonization. Almost all countries achieved independence and national sovereignty, and have today advanced to deepening economic sovereignty also by increasingly making use of the emerging multipolar world order. An exception of this trend is the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. In 1975, the former colonial power Spain ...