Brazil Nuclear Submarine Delayed to 2038 as Funding Falls Short
Brazil's first nuclear-powered submarine, the Álvaro Alberto, is now due in 2038, 13 years late, as the Navy says it...
September 19, 2026Section
Defense & Security
Argentina’s Falklands Bill Carries Sweeping Powers Over Money and Trade
Milei's Malvinas bill toughens penalties for Falklands resource work. It also creates a security council able to order currency curbs...
September 17, 2026
Mali Opens Special Forces Headquarters at Sénou Near Bamako
Mali inaugurated a special forces headquarters at Sénou near Bamako on 15 September 2026, activating its Commandement des opérations spéciales.
September 16, 2026
US Confirms It Has Space Control Weapons in Orbit
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the United States now has on-orbit space control weapons. He gave no detail of...
September 15, 2026
Ethiopia Rebels Warn Mining Firms After Tulu Kapi Attack
The Oromo Liberation Army told extractive companies in Oromia to consult communities and meet environmental standards, calling both non-negotiable.
September 14, 2026
Somali Pirates Free the MV Sward After 138 Days
Seventeen crew are free after a ransom. The hijacked ship had been used to seize three more, and four vessels...
September 14, 2026
Niger Mutiny Leaves Russia Stronger in the Sahel
Soldiers attacked the palace and the main air base on 29 August. Russia’s ambassador says Africa Corps was asked to...
September 14, 2026
Burkina Faso Territory Is 74.53% Under Government Control, the Junta Says. Nobody Else Can Check.
The junta publishes territorial control to two decimal places. Independent researchers put militant reach anywhere from 40% to 80% of...
September 14, 2026
A Methamphetamine Case Built on a Boat With No Flag Reaches a Kenyan Courtroom
The vessel carried no flag, no registration and no transponder, 350 nautical miles off Mombasa. A magistrate has ruled there...
September 14, 2026