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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, […]
Zambia Votes Today: The people of Zambia go to the polls today in a Presidential election which will be used to find out whether President Hakainde Hichilema’s economic policies have been satisfactory enough to see him through to his second term in office.The people of Zambia go to the polls today in a Presidential election […]
A South Sudanese whistleblower who was kidnapped in Kenya and taken to South Sudan in June has been freed after being in custody for almost two months, his relatives have revealed. The whistleblower, Athorbey Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit, who is also a Kenyan citizen, returned to Nairobi last Saturday and is currently receiving medical care after his health […]
Cameroon President Paul Biya has carried out a significant military leadership shake-up, making several changes within the country’s armed forces. The shake-up has been done via presidential decrees, and it comes after the return of the president, who was on a long-term absence. The shake-up has affected the commanders of various military regions in the […]
Mali’s Military Base Under Siege Mali’s army reported killing roughly 40 jihadists in an operation following the defeat of an attack on the military base in the city of San, as the long-standing jihadist conflict in Mali seems to be heating up. The militants attacked the military base, and it was Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin […]
Sierra Leone President, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone is calling for parliament to pass a controversial bill of electoral reforms which would completely revolutionize the way elections will be conducted. Under the proposed bill, the presidential threshold would be reduced from 55% to 50% plus one vote, while proportional representation would be introduced […]
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has named Kenneth Gilbert Adjei as the new Defence Minister in Ghana, nearly a year after the death of his predecessor and seven others in a helicopter crash. Adjei was named as the new Defence Minister on August 7, 2026, ending the year-long period in which the Finance Minister, […]
Chad plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), thereby contributing yet another African nation to a rising discussion about the role of this court in particular and the continent in general. N’Djamena announced its intentions of leaving the ICC on July 27, 2026, stating that the court is ineffective and that it conducts […]
Now that the war in Sudan has grown harder to resolve, regional powers have shown diverse political, security, and economic interests in the conflict due to Sudan’s complexity. The war has already caused an intense humanitarian catastrophe, yet Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey have developed divergent relations with Sudan. The involvement of these countries […]
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has released 15 detainees to the AFC/M23 movement in eastern Congo, which is reported to be the first known release under the Doha peace framework. The release was conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and is a huge step towards implementation of the agreements made by […]
Uganda has announced that the country’s 2026 Ebola outbreak has ended, although the country will maintain vigilance at its border with DR Congo, where the outbreak of the virus is still ongoing. 20 Ebola infections and two deaths were reported in Uganda during the outbreak, while there have been thousands of infections and deaths in […]
Rwandan officials are holding discussions with Italy about a potential agreement to host irregular migrants, even as Kigali insists no final decision has yet been made. The discussion comes amid attempts by Italy to establish EU-funded “return hubs” outside the EU following the migrant crisis in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Yolande Makolo, a […]
The North African enclave of Ceuta in Spain has slowly begun to normalize itself after deadly events of migrant crossings that have not been seen for several years. Ceuta migrant surges recovery, In July 2026, approximately 72,000 migrants tried to illegally enter Spanish territory by crossing borders from Morocco, with at least 88 people losing […]
Bola Tinubu, president of Nigeria, has approved a huge salary increase for the personnel serving in Nigeria’s armed forces. There are plans to offer a pay increase of up to 80% for some of the personnel in the country. Tinubu soldier salary increase, The salary increase will come into effect from September 1, 2026, and […]
Following the migrant influx in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and the resulting deaths, the European Union is considering stepping up border protection and discussing new measures. This was said by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who urged action. Ceuta migrant crisis, This decision comes following an unprecedented breach of the EU’s external […]
Richard Itoro had no option but to leave South Africa; staying in the country could have cost him his life. Richard Itoro South Africa xenophobia, According to the 47-year-old Nigerian, he left the country due to the increasing xenophobic attacks, several death threats, and destruction of the life he had worked hard to build. The […]
Kizza Besigye hospitalized, the Ugandan opposition leader, has been taken to the intensive care unit of Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, where he collapsed during a court hearing, adding to health and political concerns over him. Besigye, who is being tried for treason, allegedly lost consciousness during the hearing, as reported by his wife […]
Ghana will soon experience the biggest constitutional reforms since the inception of its 1992 Constitution because the government has already endorsed some of the recommendations made. Ghana Constitutional Reforms, Some of the most important ones are the extension of the presidential term to five years, reduction of the minimum age for presidential candidates, and alteration […]
The US has made known its sanctions targeting Mahmoud El-Ebiary and several organizations allegedly associated with the international financial network of the Muslim Brotherhood. The recent development has become another step in the overall campaign launched by the US to combat terrorist funding. US sanctions Mahmoud El-Ebiary, Although US officials have claimed that the recent […]