Category: Africa
Coverage of Africa’s geopolitics, international relations, and current affairs. From elections and regional conflicts to economic development, trade, and diplomacy, this section explores how African nations shape global politics and respond to international challenges.
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Uganda will receive up to $1.7bn in U.S. health funding over the next five years, becoming the latest African state to sign a partnership under President Donald Trump’s “America First Global Health Strategy.” Similar agreements were reached with Kenya and Rwanda in recent days. Under the framework, Washington is shifting its foreign aid approach by…
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M23 rebels entered Uvira in eastern DRC on Wednesday (Dec. 10), marking a significant escalation near the borders with Burundi and Rwanda. A spokesperson for the rebel alliance, Lawrence Kanyuka, claimed the city had been “liberated,” alleging months of abuses by Congolese and allied forces. The advance comes days after President Félix Tshisekedi, Rwanda’s President…
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Sudanese militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman — also known as Ali Kushayb — to 20 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur in 2003–04. Kushayb, a senior figure in the Janjaweed, is the first person tried by the ICC over atrocities…
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Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) say they have taken control of the strategic Heglig oilfield in South Kordofan, a claim later echoed by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), which confirmed it had withdrawn. The RSF has been advancing eastwards and southwards after consolidating control over Darfur last month. Youssef Alian, head of the RSF-linked “civil…
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Soldiers in Benin have announced on national television that they have removed President Patrice Talon from power and suspended the constitution, closing all land borders and airspace. Gunfire was reported near the president’s residence in Cotonou, according to the French Embassy, which urged its citizens to remain indoors. Officials close to the president dispute the…
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The United States and Rwanda have signed a five-year $228 million health sector agreement, the second pact under Washington’s “America First Global Health Strategy”. The strategy, launched in 2024, aims to shift overseas aid towards greater national self-reliance. The deal outlines a joint plan to strengthen Rwanda’s health system, expand disease surveillance, and support responses…
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The United States and Kenya have signed the first in a series of expected ‘America First’ global health agreements, marking a major shift in Washington’s foreign aid strategy under President Donald Trump. The five-year $2.5 billion pact moves funding away from NGOs and redirects it through the Kenyan government, which will gradually assume responsibility for…
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Leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and Rwanda have endorsed a new peace accord at a Washington summit hosted by US President Donald Trump, aiming to stabilise eastern DR Congo after months of renewed conflict. The agreement comes amid fierce clashes between government forces and the M23 movement, which Kinshasa accuses of…
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A Kenyan parliamentary inquiry has accused the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) of persistent sexual misconduct, environmental harm, and unsafe practices, warning that the force is increasingly viewed as an “occupying presence.” The committee on defence and foreign relations cited allegations of rape, assault, and the abandonment of children fathered by soldiers, alongside injuries…
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African leaders are intensifying calls for formal recognition of colonial-era crimes and structured reparations, advancing an African Union (AU) initiative launched earlier in 2025. Meeting in Algiers, diplomats discussed proposals to define colonialism as a crime against humanity and establish a legal framework for restitution. Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said Algeria’s experience under French…
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