African Hearts with Traoré, African Minds with Democracy. Can We Really Have Both?
(Photo: File, GSM News ) Gaborone, Botswana, 16 August 2025 – Maatla Ndinabo Komaetsile, Africa Desk, GSM News: He rose through a coup, not a ballot, but Captain Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso has captured the hearts of millions across Africa. Young, defiant, and unapologetically pan-African, he has expelled foreign forces, challenged neocolonialism, and vowed…
The Diamond Paradox: The Untapped Potential of Botswana’s Precious Stones Building a Powerhouse on the World Stage
(Photo: File, GSM News ) Gaborone, Botswana, 3 July 2025 – Maatla Ndinabo Komaetsile, Africa Desk, GSM News: In the southern heart of Africa lies a country often spoken of in quiet admiration; peaceful, democratic, and stable. Botswana, a land once dismissed as barren and poor at independence in 1966, uncovered a treasure beneath its soil:…
The High-Stakes Harvest: Culture and Livelihoods Around Mad Honey
(Photo: File, GSM News ) Kathmandu, Nepal 1 July 2025 – Manoj Bohara, Asia Desk, GSM News: Mad honey collecting has always been a tradition in the vertical cliffs of the mid-hills of Nepal including Lamjung, Kaski, Gorkha, Dhading, Sindhupalchok, Dolakha and Solukhumbu, where that age-old practice continues in unchallenged terms with modernity. This strange type of honey…
Maldives Public Data Leaks: Whistleblower Champions Data and Consumer Rights
(Photo: File, GSM News ) Malé City, Maldives, 14 June 2025 –, GSM News: A Maldivian whistleblower, “WhoIsFishie (fISHIE)” has come forward with claims of ongoing and widespread data leaks affecting both government and private sector apps in the Maldives. The whistleblower, a local programmer who asked to remain anonymous, has been tracking data breaches…
Revolving Door of Justice?: Arrested, Released, and Arrested Again
Raudh Zilaal, the only publicly named suspect in the high-profile case involving 21-year-old Yumn, was released from custody at 11 a.m. on Thursday, 22 May 2025—only to be re-arrested and placed back in remand around 4 p.m. the same day. Zilaal had initially been arrested in April in connection with the incident involving Yumn, who…
Police Chasing Victim; Maldives Judiciary Broken? Women Further Victimised
(Photo: File, GSM News ) Malé City, Maldives, 17 May 2025 –, GSM News: Malé, Maldives – On 22 May 2025, the Maldives Police Service issued a press statement claiming that the family of Yumn, the Maldivian woman at the centre of a widely followed investigation, has not been cooperating with their inquiries. Yumn is…
Maldives Transport Minister Allegedly Manipulating Police
(Photo: File, GSM News ) Malé City, Maldives, 17 May 2025 –, GSM News: The Maldives Police Service is under increasing public scrutiny over its handling of the investigation into the serious injury of Yumn (name withheld for privacy) and its response to protests that followed. Allegations of procedural lapses, political interference, and mistreatment of…
Rushed Gang Law Raises State Spying Suspicions
(Photo: File, GSM News ) Malé City, Maldives, 17 May 2025 –, GSM News: The Maldives recently passed Gang and Organized Crime Prevention Act which has sparked serious concern over civil liberties and the rule of law. While intended to combat organized crime, the legislation shifts the burden of proof onto individuals and allows sweeping…
India-Pakistan Ceasefire: Fragile Truce Amidst Deep-Rooted Tensions
(Photo: File, GSM News) Occupied Kashmir, 10 May 2025 – GSM News: In a significant yet tentative development, India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire following one of the most intense military escalations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors in recent decades. The truce, brokered on May 10, 2025, comes after days of cross-border hostilities…
Maldives Transport Minister Home Drug Party Victim Wakes up
(Photo: File, GSM News, Edition Maldives ) Malé City, Maldives, 11 May 2025 – Kanba Aisha Ishaq, GSM News: In a press statement broadcast live on Channel 13 and RaajjeTV, Ageela Naeem, sister of Hawwa Yumnu Rasheed, addressed the public on behalf of the family—stating that Yumnu did not fall or jump voluntarily and alleging…
