African Union

A white UN vehicle travels a paved desert road toward rocky hills in northern Mali

Mali’s Army Shot Five Girls in a Rice Field, Rights Group Says

Human Rights Watch says Malian soldiers shot five girls in a rice field in July, and that by mid-September it knew of no investigation. Its report also documents drone strikes on a

October 19, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A woman carries a child on her shoulders as other children walk beside her along a road near Goma

Kabila, Sentenced to Death, Takes Command of Congo’s Rebel Coalition

Congo's ex-president Joseph Kabila, sentenced to death in absentia, now leads a coalition that holds Goma and pledges force, five days after African Union mediators urged the rebels to keep to the

October 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Fighting in northern Ethiopia raises fears of communications blackout and blockade in Tigray

Old Enemies Just Allied Against Ethiopia’s Government. The War Followed Within Days.

Seven Ethiopian armed groups that fought each other in the last civil war united against Abiy Ahmed's government last weekend. Within days, airports fell, fighting spread to three regions, and the internet

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

WHO health workers pandemic preparedness UNGA September 2026

UN Adopts Pandemic Declaration — Vaccine Equity Clause Still Missing

World leaders adopted a pandemic preparedness political declaration at the UN General Assembly on Thursday — but the PABS mechanism that would legally require pharmaceutical companies to share vaccines with low-income countries

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·Health·News

Wreckage after RSF attack on civilian facilities in North Kordofan, Sudan, July 2026

Sudan’s Military Strikes Fuel Market Inside Chad, Killing 12 in Cross-Border Escalation

Sudan's military struck a fuel market 100 kilometres inside Chadian territory on Thursday, killing 12 civilians — the second cross-border air strike in two days. N'Djamena raised its military alert to maximum

August 29, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

African Union

Mali’s Army Shot Five Girls in a Rice Field, Rights Group Says

Kabila, Sentenced to Death, Takes Command of Congo’s Rebel Coalition

Old Enemies Just Allied Against Ethiopia’s Government. The War Followed Within Days.

UN Adopts Pandemic Declaration — Vaccine Equity Clause Still Missing

Sudan’s Military Strikes Fuel Market Inside Chad, Killing 12 in Cross-Border Escalation

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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