Uganda: Ugandan Military Chief Announces Willingness to Join the US-Israeli War On Iran

Dwarfed by Iranian military strength, the Ugandan military chief's claim of being able to capture Tehran in 72 hours has raised "skepticism" over its "seriousness", even in Israel. Read more »

Niger: Niger's Foreign Ministry Summoned European Envoy to Protest 'Interference in Its Internal Affairs'

Within hours after the European Parliament adopted a resolution demanding the "immediate and unconditional release" of Niger's ousted, France-backed former president Mohamed… Read more »

Niger: Tensions Escalate Between Niger and Its Former Colonizer France

A top leader in Niger called for citizens to remain alert given increased tensions with France. Niger has publicly accused France of attempting to violate its territorial… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa and China Sign Trade Partnership Granting Zero-Tariff Access

South Africa has signed a new economic partnership framework with China that will allow duty-free access for South African exports to the Chinese market, with a follow-up agreement… Read more »

Sudan: 65,000 Displaced As Fighting Intensifies in Sudan's Kordofan Region

The paramilitary RSF continues its eastward advance after consolidating control over Darfur, closing in South Kordofan's state's capital Kadugli and its second largest city… Read more »

Africa: Africa Voices Outrage Against U.S. Invasion of Venezuela and Kidnapping of President Maduro

Following the shocking invasion of Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, African states, social movements, trade unions, and political parties have… Read more »

Africa: Majority of UN Security Council Rejects the US Attack On Venezuela

In this piece, we review the arguments made by members of the United Nations Security Council regarding the US attack on Venezuela on January 3. Read more »

Somalia: Global Outcry Against Israel's Recognition of Somaliland

By recognizing as a sovereign entity the separatist enclave in northern Somalia along the Red Sea coast, Israel seeks a forward base against Yemen, while fears also abound that… Read more »

Africa: America First Global Health Strategy - a Framework for Co-Opting Healthcare in Africa?

The US has announced a series of bilateral health agreements with African countries, sparking concern over pathogen access, benefit sharing, and health sovereignty. Read more »

Africa: G20 Pledges to Fight Global Inequality and Rising Sovereign Debt Crisis

Despite official US boycott, participants agreed for shared responsibilities in dealing with the challenges of climate change and reforms in the UN with the objective of equitable… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Begins Producing Solar-Powered Electric Cars With Help From China

The Sahel country inaugurated an electric vehicle assembly plant in January 2025, revolutionizing the national automotive sector. Read more »

Africa: 30,000 People From 62 Countries Participating in COP30 People's Summit in Belém

At the opening of the event, 1,300 landless peasants marched towards a boat parade with 200 vessels navigating the waters of the Guajará Bay. Read more »

Nigeria: Trump Threatens War On Africa's Most Populous Country to 'Save' 'Our Cherished Christians'

"We know the heart and intent of Trump is to help us fight insecurity," states the spokesperson of Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu, who has time and again demonstrated his loyalty… Read more »

Africa: COP30 Takes Place in Brazil, Seeking to Prevent 'Climate Collapse'

The meeting has been filled with warnings and urgent calls to action from more than 50 heads of state. Read more »

Egypt: Egyptians Suffer Yet Another IMF-Instigated Price Hike

The fuel price hike is the fifth since the IMF increased its loan amount last year, conditional on the elimination of fuel subsidies and the sale of the public sector. Read more »

Mali: Mali Retaliates Against U.S. Imposition of Steep Visa Fees With Reciprocal Fees for U.S. Nationals

Mali has distinguished itself as the only one to retaliate, while the governments of the rest of the seven African countries, whose nationals face USD 5,000-15,000 visa bond… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Is a Place of Dignity, Not Expulsion - Foreign Minister Snubs Trump's Deportation Deal

In response to Burkina Faso's rejection of a deportation deal, the US Embassy has "temporarily paused all routine visa services", which the foreign minister terms as an attempt to… Read more »

Sudan: Famine, Cholera, and Ethnic Massacres Loom Large Over North Darfur's Besieged Capital

About 260,000 civilians, half of them children, are trapped in the besieged city, cut off from food, water, and medical supplies by an advancing paramilitary, notorious for ethnic… Read more »

West Africa: AES Countries Exit the ICC, Denouncing It As 'An Instrument of Neo-Colonial Repression'

Accusing the Court of selective targeting and incompetence in "prosecuting established war crimes, crimes against humanity, [and] genocide", the AES announced its exit, months… Read more »

West Africa: 'Russia and China Respect Us' - Burkina Faso Affirms Sahel Geopolitics Are Based On Partnership

Advisor to the Burkinabé Prime Minister refutes the idea that Sahel countries are exchanging French imperialism for another. Read more »

Africa: Exiled Swazi Activists Protest Trump Deportation Deal Outside US Embassy in South Africa

King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, is accused of accepting USD 500 million from the Trump administration to accept deported criminals in Swaziland. Read more »

Niger: Niger Boosts Economy With Popular Support, but IMF and World Bank Are Obstacles, Says Analyst

New World Bank report projects the country's GDP growth to be the highest on the African continent in 2025 Read more »

Egypt: Netanyahu Halts Major Gas Deal With Egypt Over Alleged Peace Treaty Violations

Egypt seems to have been caught in Netanyahu's political bargaining trap due to its urgent need for energy supplies. Read more »

Lesotho: Unseen Costs of U.S. Tariffs - the Case of Lesotho

The devastating impact of Trump's tariffs on Lesotho prompted the government to declare a "state of disaster", Alasow Ghedi argues, the economic crisis is a "violent outcome of a… Read more »

Africa: How to Get the International Monetary Fund to Think

The claim that achieving "debt stabilization" without restructuring is possible is based on the flawed argument that African countries can grow themselves out of debt. Read more »