Cameroon Win Wafcon as Africa Sends Four to Brazil Without Nigeria
Cameroon won Wafcon 3-0 in Rabat. Morocco, Algeria, Cameroon and Malawi go to the 2027 World Cup in Brazil, while...
August 15, 2026Section
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Suez Canal Revenue Climbs 13% — Because Hormuz Is Shut
Suez Canal revenue rose 13% to US$1.26 billion in the second quarter of 2026, driven by tanker traffic rerouted by...
August 14, 2026
Algeria Asks Meta to Keep WhatsApp Accounts Tied to Algerian Mobile Numbers
The Algeria WhatsApp mobile number rule asks Meta to keep accounts tied to verified numbers, citing fraud and cybercrime under...
August 13, 2026
Ryanair Signs Five-Year Google Cloud Deal to Expand Artificial Intelligence in Airline Operations
Ryanair's five-year Google Cloud AI deal, signed 12 August 2026, puts Gemini Enterprise and Google Workspace in the hands of...
August 13, 2026
US Senate Approves AGOA Extension Until End of 2028
The US Senate backed the AGOA extension through 31 December 2028, moving to restore three years of trade certainty for...
August 11, 2026
Trump Confirms Strait of Hormuz Deal, but Control and Fees Remain Contested
Donald Trump confirmed a memorandum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in June 2026, but Iran, Oman and Washington still...
August 11, 2026
Libya Central Bank Governor Resigns Amid Political Pressure Over Oil Money
Libya's central bank governor Naji Issa has resigned, reigniting a fight over the institution that controls the country's oil revenues...
August 11, 2026
Car Bomb Kills Eastern Libyan Military Intelligence Chief in Benghazi
A car bomb killed Fowzi Mansouri, head of military intelligence for eastern Libyan forces, outside his Benghazi home on Monday,...
August 11, 2026
Morocco Security Alert After Calls For New Mass Crossing To Ceuta
Moroccan authorities reinforced the Fnideq-Ceuta border zone after social-media calls for a renewed mass crossing, weeks after a surge that...
August 9, 2026