Niger’s Western Security Belt Becomes the Sahel’s Main Battleground
Attacks on civilians in Niger’s western security belt surged over 120% in 2025, making Tillabéri the Central Sahel’s deadliest region...
July 16, 2026Section
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France and Morocco Prepare a Historic Friendship Treaty
France and Morocco prepare a first-of-its-kind friendship treaty, Paris's first with a non-European nation, backed by a €10B deal package...
July 16, 2026
UN Warns Sudan’s Gum Arabic Trade Is Directly Financing the War
The UN says Sudan’s gum arabic trade, once worth $183 million annually, is now looted and taxed by the RSF...
July 16, 2026
Egypt Locks In a $4.69 Billion Abrams Tank Deal With the US
A $4.69B U.S. Foreign Military Sale will refurbish 555 Egyptian M1A1 Abrams tanks with new thermal sights, engines, and transmissions...
July 16, 2026
France Withdraws All Diplomats From Burkina Faso After Junta Cuts Ties
France pulls diplomats from Burkina Faso after June 26 rupture, ordering all staff out by July 6. The split follows...
July 16, 2026
Coffee and Iron Ore Escape the New 25% US Tariff on Brazil
Over 2,000 Brazilian goods including coffee, beef, and iron ore are exempted from the new 25% US tariff, but footwear...
July 16, 2026
US Confirms 25% Tariff on Brazilian Goods Starting July 22
The US has confirmed a 25% tariff on Brazilian goods effective July 22. Brazil invokes its Reciprocity Law and vows...
July 16, 2026 BRICS+ Builds Coordinated Critical-Mineral Strategy with South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia
BRICS+ is moving toward a coordinated critical-mineral strategy with South Africa, Egypt and Ethiopia positioned as key hubs for exploration,...
July 15, 2026
Gulf Conflict Risk Threatens $100 Billion in Africa Investment and Remittances
Middle East conflict puts over US$100 billion in Gulf FDI and vital remittances to Comoros, Gambia, Lesotho, and Liberia at...
July 15, 2026