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Tinubu Tells Nigeria’s Kidnappers to Surrender or Face ‘Full Force,’ as the Abductions Spread South

In a Democracy Day address, President Bola Tinubu ordered bandits and their financiers to surrender, citing a record security budget and falling casualty figures. The grim record of mass school abductions, now

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose term-limit referendum bill sparked the Kinshasa protest

Tear Gas at Parliament as Congo’s Opposition Calls Tshisekedi’s Term-Limit Bill a Coup on Paper

Security forces fired tear gas at protesters outside Congo's parliament in Kinshasa on Friday, injuring opposition leader Martin Fayulu, as the opposition denounced a referendum bill it says is built to let

June 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Healthcare workers in protective gear at Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara, Ituri province, DRC

Ebola Reaches a 30,000-Person Displacement Camp in Congo. The WHO Says It Can’t See the Full Picture.

The Bundibugyo Ebola virus has reached a crowded displacement camp in Ituri province, where 30,000 people live and hundreds share a single toilet, as WHO officials acknowledge the outbreak is spreading into

June 12, 2026

Health·News

An internally displaced woman prepares breakfast outside a makeshift shelter in the Kahda district of Mogadishu, Somalia, as war-driven prices push families into hunger

The Iran War Broke Food Prices. A Super El Niño Is About to Break Harvests.

The war's oil shock is already pushing 45 million people toward acute hunger, by the World Food Programme's count. This week NOAA confirmed a possible super El Niño is coming for the

June 12, 2026

Climate·Conflicts, Military and War·News

Sudanese soldiers near the Ethiopian border in Blue Nile state during military operations against RSF forces near Kurmuk

Sudan Escalates Drone Campaign to Retake Kurmuk as Khartoum-Addis Ababa Rift Deepens

The Sudanese Armed Forces have launched a second round of drone strikes against rebel positions in Kurmuk this week, pressing a counter-offensive on the Ethiopian border as Khartoum's accusations of Addis Ababa's

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Sudanese refugees at a WFP food distribution point in Adre Chad near Sudan border June 2026

Congress Strips Sudan Bill’s Sharpest Teeth as Bombs Cut the Routes That Bill Was Meant to Open

The US House passed the Sudan Peace Engagement Act with its most confrontational provisions stripped out — on the same day the UN warned that bridges vital to delivering humanitarian aid across

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Demonstrators confront Kenyan police during the protest against the US Ebola quarantine centre in Nanyuki

Kenya Police Kill a Protester at the US Ebola Camp a Court Already Blocked

Kenyan police shot a man in the head as hundreds protested the US quarantine camp rising at Laikipia Air Base, the third death in a week over a facility Kenyan courts have

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·Health·News

Botswana's diamond slowdown is triggering widespread job losses across mining communities

Botswana Built Its Fortune on Diamonds. Now the Mines Are Cutting Workers Loose.

Botswana built one of Africa's success stories on diamonds. Now, with prices crushed by lab-grown stones and weak demand, its mines are shedding workers, and a country that drew a third of

June 10, 2026

Business·Economy·News

A displaced woman stands in a deteriorating camp in Maiduguri, Borno state

Cholera Kills 74 in Nigeria’s Borno as the World Looks Away

A cholera outbreak in Nigeria's Borno state has killed at least 74 and infected nearly 8,000 since May, overwhelming a health system shattered by 17 years of war. The displaced are dying

June 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Health·News

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at an economic forum

South Africa’s Economy Turns a Corner as Fitch Ends 21-Year Wait

South Africa's GDP grew 0.5 percent in Q1 2026, a sixth straight quarter of growth, days after Fitch's first upgrade in 21 years. The rare bright spot for a BRICS economy lands

June 9, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Tinubu Tells Nigeria’s Kidnappers to Surrender or Face ‘Full Force,’ as the Abductions Spread South

Tear Gas at Parliament as Congo’s Opposition Calls Tshisekedi’s Term-Limit Bill a Coup on Paper

Ebola Reaches a 30,000-Person Displacement Camp in Congo. The WHO Says It Can’t See the Full Picture.

The Iran War Broke Food Prices. A Super El Niño Is About to Break Harvests.

Sudan Escalates Drone Campaign to Retake Kurmuk as Khartoum-Addis Ababa Rift Deepens

Congress Strips Sudan Bill’s Sharpest Teeth as Bombs Cut the Routes That Bill Was Meant to Open

Kenya Police Kill a Protester at the US Ebola Camp a Court Already Blocked

Botswana Built Its Fortune on Diamonds. Now the Mines Are Cutting Workers Loose.

Cholera Kills 74 in Nigeria’s Borno as the World Looks Away

South Africa’s Economy Turns a Corner as Fitch Ends 21-Year Wait

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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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