Niger Blames France for Failed Mutiny; Paris Denies
Niger blames France for the failed 29 August mutiny in Niamey. Paris calls the accusation pure fantasy. What the cabinet...
September 6, 2026Topic
Geopolitics
Sudan’s Army Chief Has Been to Asmara Twice in Seven Weeks
The latest Burhan Eritrea visit is his second to Asmara in under two months, underlining how central Isaias Afwerki has...
September 6, 2026
Somaliland Is Offering Washington Minerals and a Base to Win Recognition
Somaliland Berbera port, run by DP World with an Ethiopian stake, sits behind Hargeisa's offer of mineral and military access...
September 4, 2026
Djibouti Earns Its Living From One Neighbour and One Map
The Djibouti Ethiopia corridor generates more than 75 percent of GDP, while Chinese lenders hold close to half of a...
September 4, 2026
Chad Says a Sudanese Air Strike Killed 12 at a Border Fuel Market
A Sudanese air strike in Chad killed at least 12 at a border fuel market, officials say, as Washington condemned...
August 29, 2026
Egypt and Russia Talk Up a Reactor and an Unopened Suez Zone
Egypt Russia relations were reviewed in a ministers call covering the El-Dabaa nuclear plant and a Suez industrial zone still...
August 29, 2026
Morocco Is Becoming the West’s Training Ground for African Armies
Morocco NATO cooperation is being extended to training African militaries, a report says, while a US centre at Tan-Tan is...
August 29, 2026
Luanda Summit Asks Why Africa’s Peace Machinery Keeps Failing
African Union Luanda summit: What it is: The 21st Extraordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, on strengthening the AU...
August 28, 2026
Egypt Calls Djibouti, and Completes a Ring Around Ethiopia
Egypt Horn of Africa diplomacy reached Djibouti on 22 August, the fourth such regional call in a month, as Cairo...
August 27, 2026