Category Archives: Features
![De-mining technicians from the UK charity HALO Trust at work early in the morning, on the edges of a paddy field near Thunukkai, northern Sri Lanka. [© Russell Watkins / DFID]](https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/srilanka-mines-DFID-640x288.jpg)
Sri Lanka: Former rebel speaks of uneasy peace
There has been relative peace in Sri Lanka since the civil war ended between Tamils and government forces, but discrimination is still rife.
![The Lewis chessmen are just one of the many battlegrounds of Scottish Independence [stewf]](https://theforeignreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Lewis-Chessmen1-700x288.jpg)
Scotland: Chessmen in the battle for independence
How has an ancient set of chess pieces become embroiled in the movement for Scottish Independence?

Uganda: A bumpy road ahead?
The roads in Uganda have been neglected by the government for decades, and seemingly so has the rest of the society.

Sudan: The clock ticks for Bashir on oil
Why Sudan’s economic problems – not its political ones – may pose the greatest threat to al-Bashir’s regime.