US: $2bn weapons sales to Egypt, Kuwait and UAE
The US approved over $2bn in weapons sales to Egypt, Kuwait and the UAE, according to Middle East Eye on...
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Ethiopian Prime Minister renews call for Red Sea access
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has renewed his call for access to the Red Sea, reaffirming Addis Ababa’s intention to...
Ceuta: Thousands cleared from migrant camp before royal visit
900 migrants were returned to Morocco after Spanish police began a large-scale evacuation of a migrant camp on Ceuta’s beach...
Ethiopia: Government forces enter regional capital
Ethiopian federal forces entered Mekelle after Tigrayan rebels abandoned the regional capital, according to France 24 via AFP on October...
Explosions reported in Ethiopia’s capital as conflict grows
Explosions were heard in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, as fighting intensified in the country’s northern regions, raising concerns that the...
Egyptian spies appeal as officials want “truth” for the murder case
Lawyers for the three Egyptian intelligence officers convicted over the killing of Giulio Regeni filed an appeal, taking issue with...
Ethiopia: Explosions heard in capital after drone flights banned
Explosions were heard overnight in Addis Ababa shortly after drone flights were banned, amid growing security concerns, according to BBC...
Saudi Arabia and UAE co-investigate on Flydubai hijacked flight
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have launched investigations into the incident involving a Flydubai plane that made an...
Dangote begins construction of $16bn refinery in Kenya
Construction has begun on a $16 billion oil refinery in Kenya’s coastal county of Lamu, in a project backed by...
El Niño threatens cocoa yield in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire
The climate phenomenon El Niño may have grave repercussions for cocoa-producing countries in West Africa, with the global decrease in...
Former TV anchor crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom
Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom has crowned Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as its new king, following the death of the previous monarch last...
South Africa shaken by two shootings as 28 people die in one night
South Africa is investigating two separate shootings that killed 28 people near Johannesburg and Cape Town in one night, Reuters...
Congo’s North Kivu becomes new Ebola hotspot as cases surge
North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo has emerged as a new Ebola hotspot, with a surge...
Sudan: RSF keep using drones despite UN warnings
Militants from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have targeted several government-controlled cities in North Kordofan with drone strikes, fueling insecurity...
Ethiopia’s Tigray region armed forces clash with federal government
Ethiopia’s Tigray regional government said that its forces had entered what it described as a defensive war against federal...
