Millions of people in Sudan surviving on one meal a day as food crisis deepens, NGOs say Millions of people in Sudan are surviving on just one meal a day, as the country’s food crisis
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Africa is again staring down the barrel of an external shock. The Middle East crisis marks the third major supply disruption in less than a decade, following COVID-19 and the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict. In each
Don’t Diminish the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan
This week, the United Nations Security Council will debate the renewal of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) as civilians throughout the country are at risk of atrocities and need greater protection. The
The Centrality of Iraq and Syria to the Islamic State’s Caliphate
Despite reports of the Islamic State’s growing threat in the Horn of Africa and the leadership’s alleged relocation to the Puntland region in Somalia, the central lands of Iraq and Syria, the original area of
Trump’s Neocolonial ‘Slam’ on Nigeria.Part III – US-Nigeria: from the blackmailing policy to air strikes
Having received the unflattering critique of Trump’s statement regarding Nigeria both within the US and abroad, with this negative assessment pointing at the lack of American understanding of the processes unfolding in Nigeria, Washington has
Nigerian military kills over 100 terrorists, notorious ISWAP commander
The DHQ said troops, supported by air components, carried out precision strikes on insurgents’ enclaves in remote and border areas of some North-eastern states. The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation HADIN KAI eliminated over
Ethiopia: Why Tigray’s industrial heart has failed to restart
Three years after the Pretoria Agreement, the expected ‘peace dividend’ has vanished. Trapped between a liquidity crisis and political deadlock, Tigray’s economy is not just stalling – it is disintegrating. In the quiet halls of
IS Targets Morocco and Spain; M23 Pulls Back in Eastern DRC: Africa File, March 26, 2026
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Le Soudan accuse l’Éthiopie d’appuyer les paramilitaires FSR dans l’État du Nil Bleu
Au Soudan, les paramilitaires des Forces de soutien rapide (FSR) ont annoncé ce 24 mars avoir pris la ville d’al-Kurmuk dans l’État du Nil Bleu au sud-est du pays, à la frontière avec l’Éthiopie. Elles
The Madagascar upheaval – coup, revolution or ‘coupvolution’?
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