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Voters in Djibouti navigated quiet polling stations on April 8, 2026, casting ballots in a presidential election engineered to return Ismail Omar Guelleh to office for a sixth consecutive term. The incumbent ran largely uncontested
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On March 30, Senegal enacted a new law that doubles the maximum prison sentence for same-sex relations to ten years. The legislation, which also criminalizes the "promotion" of LGBTQ+ identities, follows a similar revival of
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In Nairobi / South Sudan, President Salva Kiir has dismissed both the speaker and deputy speaker of parliament, in a sweeping leadership change that underscores shifting political calculations ahead of long-delayed elections. The decision, announced
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A warning from the African Union this week has drawn attention to a familiar but unresolved problem: the extent to which African economies remain exposed to events far beyond their borders. Officials say ongoing tensions
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In Sudan, the anniversary of the April 6 uprising has once again drawn citizens, civil society groups, and pro-democracy activists back into public space—physically where possible, symbolically where not. The date, which in 2019 marked
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YAOUNDÉ — In a move that has fundamentally reshaped the political landscape of one of Africa’s longest-standing administrations, Cameroon’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to reintroduce the office of the Vice-President. The decision, passed
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Africa’s digital landscape is expanding at an unprecedented rate. From mobile banking in Kenya to social media in Nigeria and online marketplaces across the continent, connectivity is reshaping the way Africans live, work, and communicate.
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In January 2026, the most serious challenge to NATO unity did not come from Moscow or Beijing, but from within the alliance itself. Washington’s revived push to acquire Greenland this time reinforced by economic pressure
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France is scrambling to hold on to its economic relevance in Africa. Once the dominant commercial partner across much of Francophone Africa, Paris now finds itself overtaken by China, edged out by Turkey and India,
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The world is approaching a dangerous inflection point, one that history has warned us about repeatedly and paid for in blood. The invasion of Venezuela and the subsequent capture of Nicolás Maduro mark more than a geopolitical intervention. They
