US-Iran tensions escalate after Trump warning
The United States has intensified its military campaign against Iran, with President Donald Trump warning of further strikes against critical...
Khadija Khan
Ugandan farmers take oil pipeline dispute to UK courts
Ugandan farmers have taken their opposition to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) beyond domestic courts by filing a...
Kenya, Tanzania tighten controls ahead of protest anniversaries
Kenya and Tanzania have intensified security measures ahead of politically significant protest anniversaries, highlighting a broader regional trend towards the...
OPEC+: Production increase tests market stability
OPEC+ has agreed to raise in oil production targets from August, extending a series of monthly output hikes as Gulf...
Iran: Khamenei funeral highlights succession challenges
Iran’s leadership succession faces renewed scrutiny after Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei remained absent from the state funeral of his father,...
Algeria: Low turnout clouds parliamentary election
Algeria’s elections have become a test not simply of electoral competition but of institutional legitimacy, as expectations mount of another...
Ghana: Lawsuit challenges US third-country deportation deal
Ghana has become the latest test case in the growing legal battle over the externalisation of migration policy after a...
Mali: Rights report exposes widespread conflict abuses
Mali is facing renewed international scrutiny over the conduct of its armed conflict after a 29 June report concluded that...
Burkina Faso severs diplomatic ties with France
Burkina Faso has formally severed diplomatic relations with France on 27 June, marking the most significant rupture yet in a...
Sudan: UN warns of systematic wartime sexual violence
Sudan is facing renewed international scrutiny after a United Nations report concluded that conflict-related sexual violence has become a systematic feature...
Burkina Faso: Journalist case renews scrutiny of press freedom
Two years after investigative journalist Serge Oulon disappeared from his home in Ouagadougou, on 23 June new findings have intensified...
Nigeria: UN highlights accountability gaps fuelling religious violence
The UN has warned that Nigeria’s inability to hold perpetrators of religious violence accountable is not only fuelling communal mistrust...
Mauritania: UNICEF warns of severe health and education crisis
Mauritania is facing a widening human development challenge after a new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report released on 18...
Senegal: IMF returns to the country as debt reform talks resume
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has resumed formal engagement with Senegal following a four-month suspension in debt reform discussions. This...
Nigeria: Borno reaches Boko Haram reintegration milestone
Nigerian authorities, according to Africa News via AP, have announced that nearly 10,000 former Boko Haram fighters have been reintegrated...
