27.07.2026 The U.S. President Donald J. Trump has expressed his deep gratitude to King Mohammed VI following Morocco’s decision to name the Tiznit-Dajla highway in his honor. This gesture, shared by Trump via his Truth Social platform, not only represents a personal recognition but also symbolizes the strengthening of a diplomatic and strategic relationship between…
Category: Africa
Mali: 50 slain soldiers
20.07.2026 At least 50 Malian soldiers have been slain in an attack by Tuareg separatists and jihadists as they left the strategic northern town of Anefis, officials said. (Image above: courtesy Samuel Quek). The attack on the army convoy leaving Anefis occurred on Saturday, July 18, following weeks of fighting with both sides attempting to…
Zimbabwe Extends Presidential Terms
19.06.2026 Zimbabwe’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill to extend presidential terms from five to seven years, which would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power until 2030. (Image above: Mpumelelo Macu) Zimbabwe’s lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a bill to extend presidential terms from five to seven years, which…
U.S. Deports Migrants to CAR
14.06.2026 Reportedly the U.S. has deported a group of migrants to the Central African Republic (CAR). CAR is one of the world’s poorest countries, plagued by almost constant state of rebellion. The U.S.-CAR controversial deal allows Washington to deport migrants who for various legal, and political reasons cannot be sent back to their home countries….
DRC: Ebola impacts women
30.05.2026 The head of the United Nations health agency is visiting the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), urging local communities to lead the fight against a disease whose confirmed cases have nearly doubled in two days. WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits Bunia in the Democratic Republic of…
Nigeria 17 killed in militants attack
At least 17 police officers were killed in Nigeria’s northeast Yobe state after présumable Islamist militants attacked a specialised military school that also trains police officers, the national police spokesman said late on May 16. Nigeria has been struggling an Islamist insurgency in its northeast for over 18 years. In a different area of the…
Mali: ongoing security crisis
Brussels 05.05.2026 Mali’s leader General Assimi Goïta has been appointed as Defence Minister after the officer who previously held the post was killed in a wave of jihadist’s, and Tuareg’s rebels attacks.(Image above: courtesy Bob Brewer). The West African country has been going thought a security crisis for more than a week after an alliance…
UN: Slavery as “historical wrongs”
Strasbourg 26.03.2026 The UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’ spearheaded by Ghana received 123 votes in favour. Three countries – Argentina, Israel and the United States – voted against and 52 abstained. The UN General Assembly has adopted a Ghana-led resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity,” passing despite opposition…
AU-UK: claims for slavery reparations
Brussels 11.03.2026 Members of the African Union (AU) intend to file claims in international courts against former colonial powers for centuries of slavery and imperial policies. They claim that the transatlantic slave trade was a crime against humanity, The Telegraph reports. EXCL: Africa could exploit international law to secure slavery reparations from Britain African Union…
South Sudan: EU calls for ceasefire
Brussels 30.01.2026 “The European Union follows with concern the escalating security situation in South Sudan especially in Jonglei State and calls on all parties to return to the terms of the 2018 peace agreement. An immediate ceasefire is the only guarantee for peace and stability in South Sudan, reads the Statement by the European External…