At least 60 people have been killed after a gold mine collapsed in Sudan’s West Kordofan province, with rescue efforts continuing as residents search for survivors and those trapped underground. Medical workers
Congo’s army and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are strengthening military positions along the volatile eastern border, blaming each other for breaches of peace agreements in an escalation that experts warn could reignite the
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Terrorist groups across Africa are increasingly exploiting Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet to coordinate attacks and spread propaganda, according to a report cited by The Times UK. During recent raids on remote
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On September 16, the people of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will mark the second anniversary of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), established by the Liptako-Gourma Charter in 2023. This is
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A Chinese-made automated electric air taxi took off in Africa for the first time this week, marking a significant step in the global expansion of China’s low-altitude aviation sector. The flight, which
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Africa is rapidly becoming one of the fastest-growing markets for Chinese goods, as tariffs imposed by Donald Trump’s administration reshape global trade flows for the world’s largest manufacturing hub. Chinese exports to
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Online fraudsters in Ghana are deliberately targeting lonely British women in romance scams, justifying their crimes as a form of “reparative justice” for colonialism, according to research reported by The Times UK.
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African nations are rapidly increasing their adoption of solar technology, with imports of Chinese-made solar panels surging 60% in the 12 months through June, according to data compiled by climate think tank
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The United States has dramatically recalibrated its Africa strategy under President Donald Trump, shifting from aid restrictions to a transactional policy that trades military support for access to West Africa’s lucrative mineral
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The UAE, the United Arab Emirates, is a cancer spreading in Africa. This cancer has infected much of east Africa and is spreading into northern, central and western parts of the continent. The
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The North Mara gold mine in northern Tanzania, valued at more than $1 billion, has become a flashpoint of violence, repression, and desperation among impoverished villagers living in its shadow. Once hailed
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In the months after the 1987 coupin Burkina Faso that killed President Thomas Sankara, screen printers in the capital, Ouagadougou, began to churn out shirts with Sankara’s face on them. The image
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by Nil The Palgrave Handbook of Terrorism in Africa, edited by Prof. Rohan Gunaratna and Dr. C. Nna-Emeka Okereke, represents a rigorous scholarly effort to dissect the complex and escalating phenomenon of
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White South African farmers—once praised by Donald Trump and even offered asylum under his presidency—are now facing a devastating blow from the very leader who claimed to champion their cause. As The
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A brutal civil war is being waged in Ethiopia, where political power grows from the barrel of a gun. On one side stands the Western-backed, corrupt, and brutal gangster regime of Prime
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Juliana Lumumba, daughter of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, has underscored her father’s enduring impact on the global anti-colonial movement in a recent interview with Russia Today. She emphasized that his legacy
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