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Across northern Kenya, thousands of families are living far from home, short of food and shelter. The Ethiopia border clashes around Moyale have pushed tens of thousands of people over the line, and aid is struggling to keep up. A fight over land and water According to Al Jazeera, the fighting in Ethiopia’s Moyale border […]
Two 15-year-old girls were killed in northern Ukraine overnight. A Russian strike in Chernihiv also injured 25 people, local officials say, leaving residents to wake up to smoke, broken glass and grief. A cheap missile, a heavy toll The local military administration says the attack involved a Banderol cruise missile. It is a relatively inexpensive, […]
Sudan’s war is no longer simply a domestic fight for power. Turkey Sudan relations now sit at the centre of a wider geopolitical contest, one that draws in Gulf money, Egyptian security fears and Ankara’s appetite for influence on the Red Sea. Since April 2023, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces […]
Moscow rolled out the welcome mat for three African presidents this week. When Putin hosts African leaders, the world pays attention, and this round of talks was no exception. Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down on Tuesday with Mozambique’s Daniel Chapo, Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and a counterpart from Libya. All were in […]
Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been fighting for control of the country since April 2023. Behind the battles, Sudan military alliances are quietly deciding who can keep fighting, and for how long. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) need weapons, money and diplomatic cover, and three neighbours keep coming […]
Tanzania’s most watched prisoner went without food for part of a day this week, and the country noticed. The Tundu Lissu hunger strike was brief, but it points to a much bigger fight over justice, access and power in East Africa. A Short Protest With Big Meaning Lissu ended the strike on Tuesday after prison […]
From Paris to Tirana, students have left their classrooms and university halls to take to the streets, turning local grievances into a wave of demonstrations across Europe. The European Student Protests of October 2026 have drawn backing from an organisation whose own record is now under political scrutiny: the Forum of European Muslim Youth and […]
Algeria has quietly kept its army at home for more than fifty years, until now. The decision to send Algeria troops to Niger is the country’s first foreign deployment since 1973, and it could reshape security politics across the Sahel. A rare parliamentary vote Algeria’s parliament approved the deployment in an emergency session on Sunday. […]
Libya’s rival camps agree on something for once. Libya summoned the US envoy on Sunday over a remark that touched a national nerve. What Was Said At a rally in Perry, Georgia, Trump lumped Libya with Yemen, Haiti and Somalia while attacking Senator Jon Ossoff, calling them terror-infested countries and recalling a crude insult from […]
Nigeria’s 2027 race now has a starting gun. The Tinubu re-election bid was formally flagged off in Kaduna on Saturday, where the president asked voters for a second term. Why Kaduna Matters Kaduna was chosen because the North-West holds a large share of Nigeria’s voters, and Atiku Abubakar beat Tinubu there in 2023. Campaign director-general […]
Tunisia, the country that lit the fuse of the Arab Spring, is tense again. The latest Tunisia protests turned violent on Thursday, with police firing tear gas in a suburb of the capital while clashes broke out in two southern towns. What happened on Thursday In Ettadhamen, on the edge of Tunis, protesters blocked roads, […]
Behind the headline numbers of Sudan’s war lies a quieter tragedy, the loss of the places where the wounded go to survive. A BBC investigation into Sudan RSF hospital attacks says the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces systematically destroyed healthcare in El-Fasher during their siege and takeover of the Darfur city a year ago. The RSF […]
Cairo has just clarified how far it is prepared to go. In his latest Sisi Saudi defence statement, issued through the presidency spokesperson on Wednesday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt’s military effort to defend Saudi Arabia would not include an attack on Yemen. It would be limited to defending the kingdom’s territory and […]
Walk through Mekelle today and you will see shutters going up and banks serving customers again. Yet the Tigray conflict has left a city that is open but anxious. Ethiopian federal forces and allied fighters retook the Tigray regional capital on October 4, as renewed fighting raised fears that a fragile recovery could be derailed […]
Violence reported during France’s demonstrations on October 17, 2026, has fuelled renewed debate over the composition of the protest movement, the role of political activists and allegations involving Islamist organisations. The issue gained wider attention following a NewsNation discussion featuring conservative commentator Ben Ferguson, who challenged the suggestion that the demonstrations were primarily peaceful, student-led […]
Hopes for a quick end to the Iran war just took a knock. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Iran war peace deal with Tehran is extremely difficult, and that economic pressure will continue until Iran stops targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Two Sides, Two Conditions Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas […]
History arrived in Rabat on 29 September. Morocco’s first female prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, was appointed by King Mohammed VI after her party topped the 23 September election. Yet the celebration comes with real pressure from several directions. A historic win, with limits The 50-year-old lawyer and former Marrakech mayor leads the Authenticity […]
Cairo has made one of its strongest regional pledges in years. Egypt Saudi Arabia relations moved into sharper focus when Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said his country would give Riyadh “any kind” of support as Houthi attacks on the kingdom escalate. A pledge made in Bangkok Abdelatty spoke on the sidelines of the IMF meetings. […]
Friday, 16 October 2026, is a date Moroccans will remember. With the swearing-in of the first Morocco woman-led government, Morocco King Mohammed VI turned a long-awaited milestone into reality at the Royal Palace in Rabat. The new cabinet has 32 members, and the Morocco government 2026 is now the talk of the continent. From Marrakech […]
Every weekday at 5pm, Elvis Mbi switches on his radio and waits. He is hoping for news of a Cameroon government reshuffle, and so far he keeps getting disappointed. The 39-year-old is one of millions watching for a sign after the Paul Biya return in August. A Country Glued to the Radio Biya, 93, came […]