2025 Global Conflict Retrospective: From Middle East Scars to Africa's Age Gap

They've shaken hands, but they're still holding fists. According to reports from Al Jazeera and Reuters, 2025 was a year of profound geopolitical fracturing. From the fragile ceasefire in Gaza to the horrific human rights revelations in Syria and the demographic time bomb in Africa, the world's power structures faced unprecedented challenges.

2025 Global Conflict Retrospective: Gaza and the Erasure of Narratives

In Gaza, what one month of ceasefire looked like was a grim mixture of brief respite and ongoing struggle. Palestinian farmers found their olive harvests suppressed under occupation, while Western media coverage faced heavy criticism. Analysts argue that mainstream reporting has effectively erased Palestinian voices, framing the conflict through a lens that ignores the human reality on the ground.

The situation in Syria remained dire under the Al-Assad regime, with new evidence emerging of how the state broke its own people within the walls of Sednaya prison. Meanwhile, 15 years after the Arab Spring, the status of women in the region reveals a stark lack of progress, highlighting the enduring nature of systemic inequality.

Africa's Gerontocracy vs. The Youth Bulge

A massive disconnect has defined African politics this year. The world's oldest leaders are governing the planet's youngest population. This disparity isn't just a statistic; it's a driver of instability. As young populations demand digital transformation and economic reform, their aging leaders often remain anchored in 20th-century power dynamics, creating a volatile friction point across the continent.