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What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.
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South Sudan is approaching a critical moment in its political transition . Elections are scheduled for December 2026 , while questions around constitutional reform, political inclusion and the faltering implementation of the 2018 peace…
Congo began vaccinating health care workers against Ebola on Saturday in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in the country’s history.
On March 23, 2026, a Federal High Court in Abuja handed down a 72 year sentence, to be served as eight years concurrently, to Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, the former acting Accountant General of the Federation, for laundering funds while he ran…
Hundreds of Tunisians protested on Saturday to demand the release of jailed pro-Palestinian activists accused of money laundering when they helped organise a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla.
Over the past few years, access to digital music platforms has changed what is possible for artists in countries such as Togo. A musician no longer needs to be based in Paris, London, Lagos or Johannesburg to place a release on Spotify,…
Nigeria's government has appointed a 10-member independent panel to investigate the deaths of 37 people in a paramilitary civil defence force holding cell, the interior minister said Saturday.
This piece is the winner of the Canon Collins 2026 essay competition . The annual competition invites essays that demonstrate thought leadership and offer fresh perspectives on issues affecting southern Africa. ++++++++++ An essay on why a…
Survivors of a Nigerian disaster that saw 37 suspected illegal gold miners die while in the custody of a paramilitary civil defence group recounted their panic on Friday as they struggled to breathe inside the cell.
In Johannesburg, a circus is helping young performers from under-resourced communities turn talent into careers. Among them is 29-year-old Brian Ngobese, who grew up in Alexandra township. After discovering circus almost by accident, he…
UN staffs traveled to Kimoka in North Kivu on Friday, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an area controlled by M23 rebels, to assess the situation of returnees and their living conditions in conflict-affected areas, as the country…
Vacationers on the Greek island of Crete — taking a morning dip or seeking shade on wooden sunbeds — watched a major military exercise unfold on a beachfront Friday, just 50 meters (yards) away.
Residents of Olifantsfontein gathered to remember a woman whose body was found floating in a river in Clayville, east of Johannesburg, as communities across the area demand action over a series of killings of women.
The aircraft went down near wind turbines in Kipeto, a hilly area of Kajiado County southwest of Nairobi, according to Kajiado West police commander Maureen Kuto. Neither victim was immediately identified.
Nigeria's government suspended a civil defence commander as President Bola Tinubu ordered a "thorough", "urgent and "full and transparent investigation" over Thursday's deaths.
Armed security personnel have been deployed in the Nigerian city of Minna, where demonstrators have been taking to the streets, a day after dozens suspected illegal gold miners died while in custody.
The Ebola outbreak continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, is helping response endeavours through rapid and flexible funding.
In the Chinese capital, the country's top political advisor Wang Huning met with Speaker of the Egyptian Senate Essam El Din Ahmed Mohamed Farid on Friday.
The Indian Ocean island nation recorded nearly 150,000 arrivals in the first half of 2026, a ministry of tourism official said
The company has three months to engage in mediation. If no agreement is reached, the organisations say they could take the case to a French court.
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets on Friday, in a government-organized demonstration following months of conflict. It marks the largest such protest since the United States and Israel attacked in February.
Stanford climate scientist Rob Jackson says prolonged high oil prices could encourage longer-term investment in alternatives.
Israel and Morocco have agreed to open embassies in their respective countries following a meeting between their top diplomats and the US ambassador to the United Nations in New York on Wednesday
Japan's busiest railway station is testing mobile robotic rubbish bins in Tokyo, with the aim of easing the workload of sanitation workers.