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India Strengthens Diplomatic and Economic Ties Across Africa During President Kovind’s Landmark Tour
India’s longstanding partnership with Africa received a significant boost as President Ram Nath Kovind completed a milestone three-nation tour shortly after assuming office in July…
Patients Detained for Unpaid Medical Bills in Africa and Asia, Reveals Chatham House Report
A new research paper by Chatham House in the United Kingdom has uncovered a disturbing practice in parts of Africa and Asia: patients unable to…
Ethiopia Rejects Claims of Qatari Funding for the Grand Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Meles Alem, defended the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project by rejecting media claims that Qatar is financing its construction. Speaking…
Cameroon Intensifies Military Offensive as Anglophone Crisis Escalates
Cameroon’s government has ordered mass evacuations in parts of the Anglophone Southwest region as it ramps up a military crackdown on armed separatist groups seeking…
Public Resistance Grows Over Plans to Scrap Uganda’s Presidential Age Limit
A widely shared WhatsApp video has sparked renewed concern among Ugandans over alleged plans to amend Article 102 of the Constitution, which currently bars anyone…
Ethiopia: How Long Can the State of Emergency Suppress Oromo Protests?
In Ethiopia, a state of emergency has temporarily silenced the Oromo population, but deep-seated grievances over land, political representation, and rights suggest unrest may flare…
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe Celebrates 93rd Birthday Amid Calls to Step Down
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe marked his 93rd birthday with a lavish celebration in the ancient, granite-strewn Matopo Hills, a symbolic show of strength amid growing…
Morocco Returns Stolen Guercino Masterpiece to Italy
Morocco has officially returned a 17th-century painting by renowned Italian artist Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Il Guercino (1591–1666), to Italian authorities. The masterpiece, titled…
Silent Expansion: Western Balkan Cartels Establish Cocaine Strongholds in West Africa
Since 2016, highly organized and dangerous criminal syndicates rooted in the Western Balkans—already key players in Europe’s and Latin America’s drug markets—have expanded their reach…
Cameroon Court Denies Bail to Anglophone Strike Leaders Amid Ongoing Unrest
A military tribunal in Cameroon has refused bail for two prominent civil society leaders accused of orchestrating violent unrest in the country’s English-speaking regions, the…
Ghana’s Golden Gamble: How Illegal Mining Is Destroying Cocoa Farms and Communities
In Ghana’s once-thriving cocoa heartlands, a silent crisis is unfolding. As soaring hopes for instant riches fuel illegal gold mining—locally known as galamsey—cocoa farms are…
Eight Tanzanian Police Officers Ambushed and Killed in Coastal Region
Armed assailants ambushed and killed eight officers of the Tanzanian police force late Thursday night, officials said, marking one of the deadliest single‐incidents against law…
Massive 709-Carat Diamond Discovered by Pastor in Sierra Leone
A Christian pastor in Sierra Leone’s diamond-rich Kono district has uncovered one of the largest uncut diamonds in the world, weighing an astonishing 709 carats.…
When Wealth Fuels War: How Africa’s Minerals Spark Conflict
Africa’s vast mineral wealth has long been hailed as a gateway to prosperity. But beneath the promise of gold, diamonds, and coltan lies a troubling…
Mauritania: Facebook Blogger’s Death Sentence Must Be Overturned
Amnesty International has called on Mauritania to immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender Mohamed Mkhaïtir, who faces the death penalty for criticizing the use…
Ongwen Trial Divides Opinion in Northern Uganda
The trial of former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court (ICC) continues to spark mixed reactions in northern Uganda.…
E-Waste in Africa: From Toxic Crisis to Circular Economy Opportunity
The worldwide surge in electronic device consumption has triggered a mounting environmental threat: the rapid accumulation of electronic waste, or e-waste. This category includes discarded…
Ethiopia’s 2016 Internet Blackout: Government Blocks Social Media and News Sites Amid Unrest
A report from December 13, 2016, reveals that the Ethiopian government systematically blocked access to social media and news websites during periods of unrest in…
Fans of Meng Cheer as “Little Chinese Birds” Begin Safe Journey to Somalia
BEIJING, April 2016 — Supporters of popular Chinese figure Meng gathered online and in local communities this week to celebrate the safe journey of what…
Somali-Born Candidate Dismisses Trump’s Attacks, Poised for Electoral Victory
In the face of repeated anti-immigrant rhetoric and personal attacks from then-President Donald Trump, a Somali-born political candidate in the United States has remained unfazed—focusing…