All articles tagged with #regional conflicts
The article outlines key security trends in Africa for 2025, highlighting regional conflicts like in Sudan and the DRC, the rise of militant Islamist violence, increased external influence from China and Russia, political instability with coups, technological advancements in warfare, urbanization, youth protests, and progress on Agenda 2063 initiatives such as infrastructure and space programs.
Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil urged Hezbollah to focus on domestic issues rather than regional conflicts, following a year of fighting with Israel that weakened the group. Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, emphasized the need for Hezbollah to integrate into the Lebanese state and support Lebanon's sovereignty politically and diplomatically. He also opposed the candidacy of army head Joseph Aoun for the presidency, citing constitutional concerns and lack of consensus among Lebanese factions.
China's embassy to Norway has expressed its strong opposition to NATO's repeated labelling of China as a threat, urging the organisation to stop stirring up regional conflicts and creating divisions. The embassy's statement comes after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg accused China of threatening neighbouring countries and suppressing those that do not comply with it. The embassy also criticised certain NATO members for extending beyond traditional defence regions and establishing close military contacts with countries in the Asia-Pacific, which it said results in escalating tensions.
Despite two days of high-level talks between Chinese officials and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, no significant progress was made on major contentious issues such as tech restrictions, the detention of a Japanese citizen, and regional conflicts. Observers say the talks failed to produce any breakthroughs.