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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Russia has delivered a consignment of weapons to Madagascar’s post-coup authorities, the speaker of the country’s National Assembly said Monday (Dec. 22). Sitini Randrianasoloniako, who led the opposition before the coup, told Bloomberg that a Russian military plane landed at an airport near the capital Antananarivo on Saturday with 40 troops and 43 crates of weapons.…
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Ghana hosted the Diaspora Summit 2025 in Accra on Dec 19-20, bringing African leaders and diaspora communities together to address the enduring legacy of slavery and colonialism, and to advance calls for reparations and economic justice. Opening the summit, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, urged coordinated global action to move from moral…
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The United Nations Security Council has unanimously condemned a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, calling on Rwanda to halt alleged support for the group and withdraw any troops from Congolese territory. The Council also urged the Congolese government to end cooperation with armed groups, including the FDLR, and…
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Supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied rallied in central Tunis on Wednesday (Dec. 17), accusing opposition figures of being “traitors” as rival protests underscore widening political divisions. The demonstrations come amid a deepening economic crisis marked by high inflation, shortages of basic goods and deteriorating public services, fuelling public anger. Rights groups say President Saied…
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The M23 armed group has said it will withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following a request from the United States, amid renewed diplomatic efforts to stabilise the region. In a statement signed by Corneil Nangaa, the group’s coordinator, M23 said the withdrawal would be unilateral and…
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Türkiye is preparing to begin oil and gas drilling in Somalia in 2026, marking a significant expansion of Ankara’s strategic and economic footprint in the Horn of Africa. Alparslan Bayraktar, Türkiye’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, said exploratory drilling will follow the completion of seismic surveys conducted by TPAO, Türkiye’s state energy company, across…
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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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