Emile Ameen: The nuclear proliferation framework has expired. What’s next?
Last Thursday, the world lost its last agreement on a regulatory framework for containing global nuclear proliferation. US President Barack...
Day: 9 February 2026
Longer sentence handed to jailed Tunisia opposition leader
A Tunisian court of appeal has increased the prison sentence of opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to 20 years, deepening a...
Ghana: cocoa stuck at ports as global demand drops
Tens of thousands of tonnes of cocoa remain unsold at Ghana’s main ports as falling global demand puts pressure on...
Israel pushes West Bank annexation ahead of Trump meeting
Israel’s security cabinet has approved a series of measures aimed at easing land purchases by settlers in the occupied West...
Polisario Front: US Senate urges terrorist designation
A February 3rd US Senate hearing on counterterrorism efforts in North Africa and the Sahel region implicated the Polisario Front...
US-Iran nuclear negotiations restart amid Trump’s threats
Iranian and U.S. officials said on February 2 that talks on Tehran’s nuclear program will resume. Donald Trump quickly weighed...
Burkina Faso: UN criticises dissolution of political parties
Burkina Faso's military junta has been criticised by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, for the dissolution...
Jihadist attack on Mali fuel tanker convoy kills 15
A jihadist attack on a fuel tanker convoy in Mali's Western Kayes region killed at least 15 people, as reported...
Morocco joins EU aid monitor
Morocco has joined an EU-backed mechanism to monitor humanitarian aid sent to the Tindouf refugee camps in Algeria, as reported...
Nigeria: Gunmen kill 3, kidnap 11, including Catholic priest
Gunmen have killed three people and kidnapped 11 others, including a Catholic priest, in north-western Nigeria, as reported by AP on...
Libyan, Saudi military leaders hold talks at defence exhibition
Talks between Libyan and Saudi military leaders were held at the World Defence Show in Riyadh, as reported by Ean...
Israeli PM warns against ‘Nuclear Iran’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that he will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss negotiations...
