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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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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Uranium mining in Niger has become a focal point of tensions between the ruling junta, in power since 2023, and the French state-backed nuclear group Orano. The dispute resurfaced after comments broadcast on Tele Sahel, where General Abdourahamane Tiani asserted Niger’s “legitimate right” to sell its resources “in complete independence”. Since the 2023 coup, Niger…
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Ethiopia’s political tensions take centre stage as journalist Mehdi Hasan challenges Getachew Reda, Adviser to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, on regional security, Red Sea access, and the government’s shifting rhetoric. In a direct exchange, Hasan presses Reda on whether Ethiopia and Eritrea are edging towards conflict. Reda rejects claims of imminent war, arguing that debates over…
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General Horta Inta-A has been sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s leader, a day after army officers announced the removal of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló in the country’s latest military coup. Inta-A, previously the army’s Chief of Staff, took the oath at military headquarters. He said evidence was “sufficient to justify the operation” and urged national participation…
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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has declared a “nationwide security emergency” following a series of mass kidnappings across multiple states, with hundreds of schoolchildren and civilians abducted in recent days. Tinubu said the government is deploying additional personnel to security-challenged regions and expanding recruitment into the Armed Forces and Nigeria Police Force. Recent kidnappings include: •…
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