New U.S. Africa Strategy Overlooks Continent's Growing Strategic Weight [analysis]
FPRI
On November 5, the Trump administration unveiled the new National Security Strategy (NSS) for the United States. Since the passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Act in 1986, presidents… Read more »
Bobi Wine Appeals to Elon Musk After Starlink Shutdown Ahead of Uganda Election
Capital FM
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has appealed directly to billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, urging him to intervene following the shutdown of Starlink internet services… Read more »
A pragmatic reset to unlock South Africa–Taiwan tech cooperation [guest column]
allAfrica
In an era when artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing are reshaping the world as we know it, Taiwan has become one of the world's most consequential technology… Read more »
Diageo Agrees to Sell East African Breweries Stake to Asahi
Daba Finance
Diageo has agreed to sell its entire 65% stake in East African Breweries plc to Japan's Asahi Group Holdings, marking a major ownership shift in one of Africa's largest beverage… Read more »
Jihadist Conflict in Mali and Burkina Faso Creates Risk of Regime Collapse and More Chaos [analysis]
allAfrica
The respected Brussels-based think tank, the International Crisis Group, has identified three conflicts in Africa as among the 10 world-wide which – following a… Read more »
Venezuela - NIIA, Foreign Policy Experts Slam Us Strike, Maduro's Capture
Vanguard
...Say action raises concern over new form of imperialism Read more »
Protesters Rally in Mogadishu Against Israel's Recognition of Somaliland
Shabelle
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Somalia's capital Today to protest Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent state, organisers and officials said. Read more »
Ecowas Condemns U.S. Capture of Venezuelan President
FrontPageAfrica
The Economic Community of West African States has issued a strong diplomatic condemnation following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by United States… Read more »
African Union Peace And Security Council Condemns Israel's Recognition of Somaliland [document]
African Union
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1324th meeting held on 6 January 2026 at the Ministerial level, on the preservation of the… Read more »
US Operation in Venezuela Undermined Int'l Law - -UN
Vanguard
....Raid to remove Maduro morally right -- Badenoch Read more »
African Nations Condemn 'Clear Violation of UN Charter' By U.S. in Venezuela
RFI
African nations and institutions have strongly reacted to the capture of Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro by the United States at the weekend, calling for respect of international… Read more »
Weah Explains Why China Suspended Overpass Bridge Projects During His Presidency
FrontPageAfrica
Former President George Manneh Weah has provided his account of why the Government of the People's Republic of China halted the construction of two overhead overpass bridges during… Read more »
Thirteen More Lives Lost in Sudan As 1,000th Day of War Looms
UN News
Thirteen more lives - including children - were reportedly lost on Tuesday in another drone attack on Sudan's North Kordofan region. Read more »
Those Who Will Want Nigeria to Go the Way of Venezuela [analysis]
Vanguard
The way some Nigerians react to global geopolitics leaves one in no doubt of their poor, dangerously ignorant, apprehension of what it means for an African country to survive in… Read more »
Venezuela Attack a Wake Up Call for Africa
Legalbrief
The African Union (AU) and several African leaders have echoed the international condemnation of the US' military attacks on Venezuela, and the arrest of President… Read more »
