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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, […]
It is now one year since Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters helped oust their president from office but activists criticize military-led transition for falling short on reforms promised. The protests that initially started over shortage of power and water have grown into a debate over arrests, political reform, and military control of Madagascar in future. How […]
Leaders in Africa are seeking permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, with President William Ruto of Kenya and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima at UNGA 81, seeking reforms of a system which grants permanent membership to only five nations despite Africa being home to 54 UN […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has pronounced former Central African Republic rebel leader Mahamat Said Abdel Kani guilty of crimes against humanity committed during the detention and torture of prisoners in Bangui in 2013. The ruling was pronounced on 23rd September 2026 by Trial Chamber VI of the ICC in The Hague. Said was found […]
The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) became the largest party in the Moroccan parliamentary elections held on September 23, 2026, claiming 97 of the 395 seats in the House of Representatives, according to provisional results provided by Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit. However, this victory has altered the political scene in Morocco, yet not enough for […]
The Republic of South Sudan has gone through a new political development stage, following the dissolution of its transitional unity government by President Salva Kiir Mayardit on September 22, 2026, less than three months before general elections due on December 22. This ends the power-sharing administration that was formed based on the 2018 peace deal. […]
Africa is at the heart of the global hunt for critical minerals, but UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that Africa needs to earn more economic value from its mining sector. In a speech delivered at the Global Africa Business Initiative’s Unstoppable Africa 2026 event in New York, Guterres said that Africa must move away […]
South Sudan has just amended its election law barely three months prior to the 22nd December polls, doing away with the requirement that had linked the conduct of the elections with the establishment of a permanent constitution and the conduct of a national census. The amendments have been signed by President Salva Kiir on September […]
South Africa has recently taken yet another step to open up its national rail network to private train operators, as the government has gazetted a new Network Statement regulating access to the country’s rail network for 2026/27 and 2027/28. The reform deviates once again from the traditional arrangement, where the state-owned company Transnet Freight Rail […]
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 […]