More than 320 million tapentadol pills – a synthetic opioid that is not approved for medical use in West Africa – have been exported from India to the region over the past three years, according to an investigative report published by Bellingcat on April 17, 2026, and corroborated by France24 reporting in early May 2026. […]
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Chad has declared three days of national mourning following a devastating Boko Haram attack that killed at least 23 soldiers on an island in the Lake Chad region, as reported by Al Jazeera and Reuters on May 5-7, 2026. The announcement came as the death toll from two consecutive attacks in the region – including
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South Sudan President Salva Kiir has carried out a sweeping government reshuffle, dismissing both the country army chief and its finance minister within the space of 24 hours, according to multiple reports from Reuters, Africanews, and the Sudan Post on May 6-7, 2026. The dismissals, which include General Paul Nang as Chief of Defence Forces
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The International Monetary Fund has cut Africa economic growth forecast for 2026 to 4.2 percent, down from its earlier projection of 4.8 percent, citing the destabilising impact of the ongoing Middle East war on global trade, energy markets, and investor confidence across the continent. The revised outlook was reported by MyJoyOnline and African Business in
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The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of Sudan has grown into a force of approximately 450,000 fighters, its commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, widely known as Hemedti, has warned that the war could last for decades, according to reports from Sudan Tribune and Daily Sabah published in May 2026. The RSF, which launched its offensive against the
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Indian pharmaceutical companies have exported more than 320 million tapentadol pills to West Africa over the past three years, a quantity that dwarfs any previous estimate of the region's synthetic opioid crisis, according to an investigative report published by Bellingcat in April 2026. Tapentadol — a potent synthetic opioid that is two to three times
South Sudan President Salva Kiir removed General Paul Nang as head of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) on Wednesday, appointing General Santino Deng Wol to replace him in what observers describe as the latest in a string of high-level dismissals that have raised questions about governance stability ahead of long-delayed national elections expected
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The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 4.2 percent for 2026, down from an earlier projection, citing the destabilizing impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict on global energy markets, food prices, and regional trade flows. The revision, contained in the IMF's latest Regional Economic Outlook titled "Hard-Won Gains
Mali reels from coordinated jihadist attacks across five regions that killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara and dozens of soldiers. Military leader Assimi Goita assumed the defence portfolio personally after the deadliest insurgent offensive in years.
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President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and President Duma Boko of Botswana signed six bilateral agreements in Gaborone covering taxation, aviation, and digital cooperation.
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Uganda’s foreign exchange reserves surged nearly 70% to $5.6 billion in January 2026, driven by large-scale oil sector investment tied to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project.
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