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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

Veterinary workers in green overalls handle cattle at a wooden crush pen during a foot-and-mouth vaccination campaign in Namibia

Namibia’s Beef Loses Its EU Access as Foot-and-Mouth Spreads North

Foot-and-mouth disease has cost Namibia its disease-free status and fresh-meat access to the EU, and it is now confirmed in a second region. The EU says it is not a blanket ban;

October 14, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Aerial rendering of the planned Formula 1 African Grand Prix circuit at Bugesera beside a lake in Rwanda

Formula 1 Heads Back to Africa on a Rwanda Deal Nobody Has Priced

Formula 1 has agreed a 10-year deal to race in Rwanda from the early 2030s, its first African Grand Prix since 1993. The circuit is unbuilt, no cost has been stated and

October 13, 2026

News·Sports

Health workers in white protective suits, goggles and masks prepare inside a tented Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Ituri province

Congo’s Ebola Count Passes 9,000 as Its Minister Says Spread Is Localizing

Congo's Ebola outbreak has passed 9,066 confirmed cases and 4,381 deaths, weeks after the health minister called it increasingly localized. The strain has no approved vaccine or treatment, and a trial is

October 13, 2026

Health·News

Portrait of Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza, the 2026 Caine Prize winner

Caine Prize Opens Review of Winning Story After AI Allegations

The Caine Prize is reviewing allegations about Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza’s winning story, The Blue Fighter. Organisers have not announced a finding of AI use or withdrawn the award.

October 12, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Books·News

Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan faces a US visa dispute tied to a ceasefire demand

Washington Is Holding a Visa Hostage to Force a Sudan Ceasefire

The US is withholding Sudan's army chief's UN visa unless he signs a 90-day ceasefire he has refused. The pressure lands as the RSF tightens a siege the UN warns could repeat

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty attended UNGA 81 representing a government bound by six structural constraints that made endorsement of the US-led Iran ceasefire framework impossible

Egypt Holds the Only Border Crossing Into Gaza. Al-Azhar Called Israeli Actions a Genocide. At UNGA, Badr Abdelatty Said Nothing on Iran.

Six structural forces made Egyptian endorsement of the US-Iran ceasefire impossible at UNGA 81 — from the Rafah Crossing to Al-Azhar's genocide declaration to Chinese infrastructure debt. Badr Abdelatty's silence was not

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Vladimir Putin meets Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

Uganda Sends Its Vice President, Not Museveni, to Putin’s Africa Summit

Russia's foreign minister confirmed Uganda will send Vice President Jessica Alupo to October's Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a delegation level that puts Kampala below the head-of-state turnout Moscow has courted from the

September 25, 2026

Government and Politics·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

A health worker in protective gear at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Congo’s Ebola Toll Reaches 3,759 as North Kivu Cases Surge 73 Percent

The DRC Ebola outbreak reached 3,759 deaths on September 22 as North Kivu's caseload surged 73 percent in three weeks — even as Ituri showed early signs of improvement. No licensed vaccine

September 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Health·News

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

Namibia’s Beef Loses Its EU Access as Foot-and-Mouth Spreads North

Formula 1 Heads Back to Africa on a Rwanda Deal Nobody Has Priced

Congo’s Ebola Count Passes 9,000 as Its Minister Says Spread Is Localizing

Caine Prize Opens Review of Winning Story After AI Allegations

Washington Is Holding a Visa Hostage to Force a Sudan Ceasefire

Egypt Holds the Only Border Crossing Into Gaza. Al-Azhar Called Israeli Actions a Genocide. At UNGA, Badr Abdelatty Said Nothing on Iran.

Uganda Sends Its Vice President, Not Museveni, to Putin’s Africa Summit

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

Congo’s Ebola Toll Reaches 3,759 as North Kivu Cases Surge 73 Percent

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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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