China, Russia and Iran Launch BRICS Plus Naval Drills in South African Waters Amid Global Tensions. China, Russia and Iran have opened a week-long joint naval...
Somalia’s Self-Inflicted Wounds: The Role of Clanism, Corruption, and Conflict in State Collapse. When three former Somali presidents—Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, and Mohamed Abdullahi...
Ankara’s multi‑billion‑dollar investment in Mogadishu provokes questions over transparency, influence and arms embargo compliance. Turkey’s deepening involvement in Somalia—spanning a $1.15 billion aid package, a sprawling new...
UN Alarm: Al-Shabab’s Power Undiminished as Somalia and Kenya Face Escalating Threat. Al-Shabab remains the single most serious threat to peace and stability in Somalia and...
Trade wars, rate cuts, and global anxiety—investors are running to gold. Gold surged to a new all-time high on Monday, breaking above $4,400 an ounce for...
No declarations. No end dates. Just American troops fighting wars that faded from public view. While Washington debates future showdowns with China, Iran, and Russia, thousands...
Ten thousand churches closed. Stadium ministries silenced. In Rwanda, worship is colliding with state power. Rwanda has launched one of the most sweeping crackdowns on religious...
Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy does something Washington avoided for years: it treats Africa not as a humanitarian afterthought, but as a frontline in great-power...
Gulf States Deepen Their Reach Into Africa — and Reshape the Regional Balance. The expanding involvement of Gulf states across Africa marks a new phase in...
US President Donald Trump’s decision to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over the persistent killings of Christians — followed by an unusually blunt...
Chinese companies are no longer riding into Africa on Beijing’s chequebook — they’re surviving, expanding, and reshaping the continent’s infrastructure markets on their own terms. And...
Africa’s development banks are entering a make-or-break moment. Behind closed doors in Washington, Paris and major investment houses, a quiet campaign is underway — one that...
The Strategic Successes of Ismail Omar Guelleh’s Era: Why Djibouti Stands as a Model of Stability. As Djibouti prepares for a potential sixth term under President...
Tanzania’s government has charged dozens of citizens with treason and criminal conspiracy following a wave of deadly protests over last month’s disputed election — a move...
OPEN THE SKY: How a Unified African Airspace Could Unleash a $75 Billion Economic Revolution. From Nairobi to Marrakech, Africa’s fragmented skies hide one of its...
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives, Tagese Chafo, hailed the launch of Pulse of Africa Media (POA) as a turning point...
The Dragon in the Gulf: China’s Quiet March into African Waters. China’s latest deployment of a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) fleet to the Gulf of...
Nearly five months after President Donald Trump halted U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis in exchange for a temporary pause in attacks on shipping, the Iran-backed movement...
Kenyan police bust trafficking ring funneling citizens to Russia under fake job contracts, as fears grow of Africa becoming a hunting ground for Moscow’s war machine....
From Mogadishu’s labs to Banjul’s skeletal remains, African forensics see AI as the next battlefield weapon against crime — but global support will decide how fast...