US enforces sanctions on Palestinian rights groups
The United States has enforced sanctions on Palestinian rights groups that requested that the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates Israel...
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UN peacekeeping across Africa threatened by US cuts
US President Donald Trump has cut $4.9 billion in foreign aid, putting financial strain upon United Nations peacekeeping missions in...
Israel threatens to bring biblical plagues to Yemen’s Houthis
Israel’s defence minister has threatened to unleash the ten biblical plagues of Egypt upon Yemen’s Houthi rebels in response to...
Controversial Moroccan feminist receives prison sentence
The controversial trial surrounding the Moroccan feminist activist Ibtissame Lachgar has ended after Lachgar was sentenced to 30 months in...
DR Congo and Rwanda discuss peace deal
Both the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have voiced their commitment to the Washington accord, the June 2025...
US and UK to crackdown on African student visas
The United States and the United Kingdom have ramped up their enforcement of immigration compliance – forcing African students applying...
DR-Congo: ex-justice minister found guilty of corruption
A top court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has found the country's ex-Justice Minister and 2023 presidential...
Burkina Faso passes law banning homosexuality
On the 1st of September, Burkina Faso became another African nation banning homosexuality by making it punishable by up to...
Landslide in west Sudan kills over 1,000 people
A rebel group has said a “devastating” landslide has hit Sudan and killed over a thousand people, reports France24 via...
More than 800 killed in Afghanistan earthquake
An earthquake in a mountainous region of Afghanistan has killed over 800 people and injured 2,500 people, The New Arab...
Thousands of Sudanese artefacts stolen from national museum
Thousands of valuable artefacts have vanished from Sudan’s museums since the war broke out in 2023, reports Al-Monitor via AFP...
Activists set to depart in largest flotilla to deliver Gaza aid
Pro-Palestine activists are set to depart from Spain on August 31st in the largest flotilla yet to deliver aid to...
European powers begin sanctions process on Iran
The United Kingdom, France and Germany on August 28th began the process to enforce sanctions on Iran, Africanews via AP...
Iraq delays vote on legislation for Iran-backed forces
Out of fear of a reaction by the US, Iraq’s ruling Shi’ite alliance has delayed a vote to potentially pass...
Over 100,000 Yemenis impacted by flash floods
Relief organisations have said over 100,000 Yemenis have been affected by the flash floods that have taken place in the...
