Somalia is about to choose its next president, and the stakes could not be higher. Four names are dominating political conversations in Mogadishu right now — former presidents Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, former Prime Minister Abdi Farah…
Two activists vanish in Guinea. Their colleagues try to mark the two-year anniversary of their disappearance from the safety of Dakar. Then Senegal — long held up as West Africa’s democratic anchor — steps in and shuts the whole thing…
The War Nobody Expected Ukraine to Win Is Being Fought at the Pump Here is what the official Russian narrative will not tell you: Ukraine is not just surviving this war — it is now hitting Russia where it genuinely…
A Saudi Arabian real estate and construction powerhouse has planted its flag inside Kenya’s most ambitious urban development, with Mabani Aljazeera Holding Group acquiring a near-equal stake in the Jabali Towers mixed-use project at Tatu City — a move that…
Picture this: a parliamentary committee, weeks from submitting its final report, sitting across from some of the most powerful law enforcement figures in the country — and the air is thick with accusations of cartels, illegal directives, and officials who…
An 11-year-old boy named Moisés was pulled from the rubble of La Guaira, Venezuela, more than three days after twin earthquakes tore through the country. His mother and sister did not make it. He did — with a broken arm,…
South Africa’s Parliament Just Changed the Rules on Presidential Impeachment — Here’s Why Every Young African Should Be Paying Attention South Africa’s National Assembly voted late Tuesday to adopt new rules governing the Section 89 impeachment inquiry process against President…
The US Senate Has Rebuked Trump Over Iran. Here’s Why It Matters to You. On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the United States Senate voted 50 to 48 to demand that President Donald Trump end his war with Iran — a…
A Cop. A Dance. A Beer. And Now, Consequences. A South African police officer is facing disciplinary action after videos of him dancing with alcohol in hand, in full uniform, went viral on social media. The South African Police Service…
“A Bottomless Pit”: Durban’s Repatriation Crisis Is Spiralling Out of Control Thousands of undocumented Malawian nationals are stranded at Durban’s Old Drive-In site, sleeping on pavements, turned away at gates, and caught in a bureaucratic nightmare that nobody planned for.…
