15.09.2026 Eritrea announced that it has cut its relations with the UAE. The statement also said: The UAE (pictured), Israel, and Ethiopia, acting in collusion with one another, are seeking the “colonization of ports” in Africa. We had previously severed our relations with Israel. It went on to praise Sudan and Algeria for severing relations,…
Tag: Africa
Africa accurate map
06.09.2026The UN General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional Mercator world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa. (Image courtesy of Ray Rui) The UN General Assembly has backed a resolution to change to maps that more accurately show the true size of Africa. Supporters of the resolution say the…
Zimbabwe: dozens dead in boat incident
12.08.2026 At least 15 people have died after a boat carrying dozens of people sank on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, with rescue operations continuing, officials have said. (Image: courtesy JUNGLE Websites & Branding) Police said 90 passengers and five crew were onboard the vessel when it capsized on August 11, Tuesday, but it may have…
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: Kremlin’s giant failure
Brussels 05.05.2026 The Russian Defense Ministry’s so-called African Corps officially confirmed that its fighters and Malian government forces have left the town of Kidal in the northeast of the African country following an attack by armed anti-government groups. (Image above: courtesy Morten Oddvik) 🇲🇱 🇷🇺 Footage has emerged of Russia's Africa Corps abandoning their barracks…
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…
DR Congo-Rwanda: Advancing Peace
Brussels 24.04.2026 On April 23, 2026, representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda, along with the United States, the State of Qatar, the Republic of Togo (as the African Union mediator), and the African Union Commission convened to assess implementation of the Peace Agreement, signed on June 27,…