Martin Jay: Trump’s Iranian conundrum
There is nothing that Donald Trump likes more than to create a fever pitch drama which focuses all attention on...
Day: 26 February 2026
Osman Mirghani: Rapid Support Forces leader Hemedti courting Africa
Everything about the trip of Rapid Support Forces Commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) to Kampala at the end of last...
Iraq arrests 17 in crackdown on Russian military recruitment plot
Seventeen people have been arrested in Iraq over an alleged scheme to recruit young Iraqis into Russia’s war against Ukraine,...
Côte d’Ivoire hosts EU business forum, targets trade boost
Côte d’Ivoire and the European Union have launched a major business forum to improve key transport corridors in West Africa,...
Western Sahara: Mauritania receives a Sahrawi delegation
The president of the Sahrawi National Council, Hamma Salama, was received in Nouakchott, Mauritania, by President Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani,...
UAE new rules on drug monopolies reduce healthcare costs
The United Arab Emirates has introduced new rules to prevent monopolies in the distribution of medicines, a law aimed at...
Algeria and the Netherlands commit to continued cooperation
Relations between Algeria and the Netherlands continue to strengthen, with recent discussions focusing on sustained political engagement and expanding Dutch...
African Lion: US-Morocco military exercise to incorporate AI
US-Morocco military cooperation looks set to deepen as more detailed plans for an annual joint-military exercise have been revealed, according...
India’s Modi discusses defence ties with Israel
Ties between Israel and India look set to deepen as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his second official visit...
Huge massacre in Sudanese city, in just three days
In a 29-page UN report, it is revealed that more than 6000 were killed in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher...
Migrant deaths persist as Libya anchors Europe’s migration policy
Bodies brought back by the sea continue to wash up along Libya’s coastline. Volunteers from the Libyan Red Crescent in...
Libya silent as Greece–Turkey maritime dispute resurfaces
Libya has found itself at the centre of a renewed dispute over its maritime boundaries, despite offering no public response...
Libya: rival governments clash over spending amid economic woes
Libya’s deepening economic strains have spilled into open confrontation, as rival state institutions trade accusations over unapproved spending amid a...
Tripoli reforms western Libya’s fractured security landscape
Behind closed doors in Tripoli, Libya’s interior ministry has begun a sweeping effort to rebuild its security apparatus, a move...
