Nigeria School Abduction Highlights Governance Failure
A mass Nigeria School Abduction occurred on 21 November 2025, when armed individuals seized 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri town, north-central Nigeria’s Niger State. The abduction, which represents the second mass school attack in the region within a week, has escalated concerns regarding institutional security failures in Africa’s most populous...
New Delhi: India Invokes Terrorism Law After Deadly Explosion
An explosion in New Delhi near the historic Red Fort on 10 November 2025 resulted in 13 reported fatalities and numerous injuries. The explosion originated from a motor vehicle on a major thoroughfare in the capital’s central area. In response, the authorities of the government of India officially invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (hereinafter: UAPA),...
Will there be a war between Iran and Israel?
Yesterday, Iran attacked Israel by launching the biggest drone strike by a nation on another nation in the history of this military invention. It was also the first direct military action taken against Israel in several decades. The drone strike was a retaliatory act as a response to the attack on April 1st on an...
The Afghanistan Situation
As an Essydo Magazine reader, you are surely aware of the currently escalating situation in Afghanistan. Further, you probably tried to find insightful news sources to better grasp the situation and make sense of the conflict. Unfortunately, the available sources describe the fighting and maybe, if lucky, the history of the conflict dating back to...
Understanding the 2021 Israel-Palestine Conflict (Part II)
In the first part of this comprehensive analysis, we have analysed the Israel-Palestine conflict within the framework for building understanding around political events. If you have not read the first part of this analysis, it is strongly recommended to do so. The second part builds on the findings of part I, which provides the necessary...
Understanding the 2021 Israel-Palestine Conflict (Part I)
Undoubtedly the most discussed topic of 2021, so far, is the ongoing escalation of violence between Palestinians and Israelis. In an eruption of mutual acts of violence, the already highly explosive relationship between the two sides enters another round of hostilities. Interestingly, this event’s tension is also in large part reflected across global media outlets...
