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Mekelle has fallen again, but peace has not followed. The Ethiopia Tigray war escalation is now pulling the whole Horn of Africa into a dangerous guessing game about who will act next. A capital retaken, a war unfinished After nearly two weeks of heavy fighting, Ethiopian federal forces entered the Tigrayan capital as rebel groups, […]
Two presidents sat down in Pretoria this week with one question on the table: can the world’s youngest nation finally go to the polls? The talks centred on South Sudan elections, which are due in December, and on the fragile peace deal that has to hold until then. What the Two Leaders Discussed President Salva […]
Uganda has decided to suspend all its military ties with Türkiye, thereby putting an abrupt end to an important bilateral military relationship following mounting tensions between Kampala and Ankara. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) made this announcement on September 19, 2026, stating that the suspension will continue until the outstanding issues related to mutual […]
Escalating violence in Yemen’s western region has forced over 112,000 people to become displaced in just two weeks and made almost 3,000 others leave for Djibouti across the Gulf of Aden, according to the United Nations and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In this rapidly unfolding situation, Djibouti is now bracing itself for as […]
Uganda’s shilling has approached the Shs4,000-to-the-dollar level because of the ongoing Iran war that causes disruptions in the global oil market and leads to increased U.S. dollar demand. The shilling was traded at 3,925 to 3,935 per dollar on September 17 as compared to 3,860 to 3,870 per dollar seven days earlier, as reported by […]
The fuel exporting unit of Ghana, BOST Energies, has cut down fuel exports to Burkina Faso and Mali in light of rising energy prices globally and locally. The fact that Ghana’s state-owned fuel exporting agency has taken this decision shows the growing vulnerability of the Sahelian countries, which rely on the coastal states of West […]
South Africa has inked an agreement with the New Development Bank (NDB) for a loan of $1 billion that will help upgrade infrastructure and implement institutional reforms at eight metropolitan municipalities in the country. The deal comes in light of the Metro Trading Services Reform Program initiated by the government, aimed at ensuring the delivery […]
Protesters have hit the streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over proposed constitutional changes which many see as enabling President Felix Tshisekedi to run for a third-term presidency in 2028. Police used tear gas and live shots to disperse the protesters in the capital, Kinshasa, while protests were also seen in Lubumbashi and […]
President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, and the Managing Director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, have approved efforts aimed at finalizing a new support programme of the IMF in the wake of previously misreported public debt in the country. This comes after an agreement between the staff of the International Monetary Fund and the authorities […]
Africa’s telecom industry has just picked up a fairly big financial win. Africell, the only US-owned mobile network operator on the continent, has locked in close to $100 million in new financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States. On the surface, this looks like a simple business loan. Underneath, it’s really part of […]
Gambia just made a move that has people talking across West Africa and beyond. After nights of unrest tied to a brutal power crisis, the government has said, in plain terms, that nobody can protest anymore without getting official sign-off first. If you’re reading this from South Africa, where the right to march and picket […]
The two-day summit of BRICS in New Delhi concluded with increased participation of African countries in deliberations of global governance, trade, development, and the future of the Global South. The summit held in New Delhi on September 12-13 witnessed the participation of expanded BRICS members and partner countries, and adoption of the New Delhi Declaration […]
Six Nigerians, members of the Black Axe organized criminal group, have been extradited to the US as they were allegedly involved in defrauding over 100 American women out of over $6 million via online romance scams. The arrest of these individuals occurred in 2021 in Cape Town, and then the extradition of the six men […]
Nigeria will use the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi as an opportunity to strengthen trade, investment and technological ties in an effort to secure greater influence in the Global South. A delegation led by Vice President Kashim Shettima will represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the September 12-13 summit, where Nigeria participates as […]
Parliament of Nigeria has stopped all official visits and legislative interactions with South Africa following continued xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in the country. The National Assembly announced on September 11 that the lawmakers, committees, officials, and other staff members would not engage in any parliamentary interaction organized by South Africans until […]
The United States is supporting Kenya’s initiative to develop a domestic processing capacity for critical minerals from the giant deposit of Mrima Hill in Kwale County, making Kenya a key player in an increasingly contested landscape for rare earths supply chains. The mineral deposit in question is believed to be valued in the tens of […]
The US is planning to offer close to $100 million of finance to Africell, Africa’s lone American owned telecommunication company, in a bid that puts Africa’s mobile infrastructure in the heart of the increasingly competitive battle for supremacy between the US and China. Through an almost hundred-million-dollar loan offered by the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM), […]
At least 24 children lost their lives when a fierce fire razed two schools and around 300 wooden houses in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, September 10. The provisional death toll reported by the officials managing the city included 19 female and five male children, with at least 29 other individuals wounded. […]
Libyan rival political factions have signed a new deal backed by the UN with the intention of solving their political deadlock and holding elections in 24 months. The agreement was brokered by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in Tripoli to settle disputes regarding the electoral law and the organizing body of the […]
Over six decades after apartheid police fired upon protestors in Sharpeville, the victims and survivors of the Sharpeville Massacre have decided to sue the South African government over compensation and the abolition of legislation that they consider has prevented them from pursuing justice in South Africa for almost 60 years. The case was launched by […]