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Armed Ethiopian security personnel ride on the back of a pickup truck flying an Ethiopian flag on a road in Mekelle

TPLF Warns Tigray Institutions Against Cooperating With Federal Caretakers

Ethiopia named a six-month caretaker administration for Tigray on Friday, and on Saturday the TPLF called it illegitimate, Anadolu reported. The party warned institutions that cooperating would leave them held accountable, and

October 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a tarmac in Cairo as soldiers salute

Sisi Asks Egypt’s Parliament to Back Saudi Defence, If Riyadh Asks

Egypt's president asked parliament on Saturday to authorise action in Saudi Arabia's defence, but only if Riyadh asks. The reports TEH reviewed do not say a request has been made, and the

October 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Morocco's first woman prime minister, seated against a blue backdrop

Morocco’s First Woman Premier Hands Finance to Its Football Chief

Morocco's first woman to lead a government saw her cabinet sworn in Friday, keeping the interior, foreign affairs and justice ministers and giving finance to football federation chief Fouzi Lekjaa. The reports

October 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A person holds up a white protective coverall with orange tape from the back of a delivery truck

Kenya’s Third Ebola Case Was Quarantined; Three Contacts Are Still Untraced

Kenya's third Ebola patient, a 65-year-old woman, fell ill while already in quarantine, which the Ministry of Health says is why she was caught early. WHO calls it the response working as

October 17, 2026

Health·News

Zeine Zeidane, director of the IMF African Department, speaking at a microphone behind a name card at the October 2026 Annual Meetings briefing in Bangkok

IMF: Africa Rode Out the Oil Shock, but Aid Cuts Leave No Cushion

The IMF's Africa chief says sub-Saharan growth will hold at 4.5% in 2026 and 2027, but resilience is not immunity. Interest already takes a median 12% of government revenue, bilateral aid is

October 16, 2026

Business·News

President Bola Tinubu seated at right speaking with Vice President Kashim Shettima, who leans in from the left

Tinubu Launches Re-Election Bid With Wike, Soludo and Adeleke at His Side

President Bola Tinubu inaugurated his 2027 campaign council in Abuja with Wike, Soludo and Adeleke, listed under other parties, in the hall. The State House account, the host's own record of the

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A Mauritian flag on a pole above rows of green tea bushes with a lake and forest behind

Mauritius Extends Curfew as Cabinet Weighs Prosecuting 12-Year-Olds

Mauritius extended its night curfew through Friday, promised terrorism charges and said it will consider prosecuting children from age 12. The Cabinet's record lists 94 arrests, 16 of them minors, but never

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Petri dish culture plate with white colonies of the yeast Candida auris growing in streaks on agar

A Kenyan Surgery Patient’s Wound Fungus Resisted All Four Drug Classes

Researchers in Kenya report a Candida auris isolate from a 28-year-old surgery patient that resisted all four antifungal drug classes, only the second such case on record. The report covers one patient

October 15, 2026

Health·News

A man, a woman and a small boy sit outside a crowded shelter building at a camp for displaced people in Mekelle, Tigray

Ethiopia and Eritrea Each Tell the UN the Other Started the War

Ethiopia told the Security Council that Eritrean troops pushed up to 60 kilometers into Tigray, and Eritrea answered that Ethiopia has declared war on it. Neither account has been independently verified, and

October 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Security Council members sit around the horseshoe table in the chamber while a large screen shows the UN envoy briefing by video link

UN Envoy Asks Council to Hold Spoilers Accountable as Libya Deal Stalls

UN envoy Hanna Serwaa Tetteh told the Security Council on Wednesday that Libya's High Council of State rejected an August 30 road map to elections. She urged the Council to hold spoilers

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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TPLF Warns Tigray Institutions Against Cooperating With Federal Caretakers

Sisi Asks Egypt’s Parliament to Back Saudi Defence, If Riyadh Asks

Morocco’s First Woman Premier Hands Finance to Its Football Chief

Kenya’s Third Ebola Case Was Quarantined; Three Contacts Are Still Untraced

IMF: Africa Rode Out the Oil Shock, but Aid Cuts Leave No Cushion

Tinubu Launches Re-Election Bid With Wike, Soludo and Adeleke at His Side

Mauritius Extends Curfew as Cabinet Weighs Prosecuting 12-Year-Olds

A Kenyan Surgery Patient’s Wound Fungus Resisted All Four Drug Classes

Ethiopia and Eritrea Each Tell the UN the Other Started the War

UN Envoy Asks Council to Hold Spoilers Accountable as Libya Deal Stalls

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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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