Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia following drone attacks on Khartoum International Airport, the latest escalation in a crisis threatening East Africa.
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Rwanda’s women’s amputee football team is rewriting what athletes with disabilities can achieve in Africa, challenging stigma and inspiring a generation.
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Tunisian authorities have issued a temporary ban on Avocats Sans Frontières, dealing a significant blow to Tunisia’s already fragile civil society space.
Ouagadougou, May 6, 2026 — Burkina Faso’s military junta has suspended more than 200 civil society organizations in what civil liberties groups are calling the most sweeping crackdown on independent civic space since the coup that brought Captain Ibrahim Traoré to power in 2022. The suspensions, announced late Monday by the transitional government, affect 205
Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation rate slowed unexpectedly to 14.9 percent in April 2026, down from 15.2 percent in March, according to figures released by CAPMAS on May 6. The reading came in below even the most pessimistic analyst forecast — a Reuters poll had predicted a rise to 15.9 percent. Month-on-month, prices rose by
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Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation rate slowed unexpectedly to 14.9 percent in April 2026, down from 15.2 percent in March, according to figures released by CAPMAS on May 6. The reading came in below even the most pessimistic analyst forecast — a Reuters poll of 14 economists had predicted a rise to 15.9 percent. Month-on-month,
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South Africa’s private sector expanded at its fastest pace in nearly four years in April 2026, defying expectations of a slowdown and offering a rare bright spot in an economy buffeted by currency weakness, energy price shocks, and global geopolitical turbulence. The S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 51.6 in April
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In a large, climate-controlled factory floor in Nairobi’s Industrial Area, a remarkable industrial revolution is quietly taking place. Rows of workers in blue coats sit along a moving conveyor belt. Every few seconds, another smartphone inches forward, receiving a new component. By the end of the day, more than 7,500 devices will have rolled off
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In a large, climate-controlled factory floor in Nairobi’s Industrial Area, a remarkable industrial revolution is quietly taking place. Rows of workers in blue coats sit along a moving conveyor belt. Every few seconds, another smartphone inches forward, receiving a new component. By the end of the day, more than 7,500 devices will have rolled off
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A newly formed Tigrayan rebel faction has emerged as a serious threat to Ethiopia’s fragile northern peace, according to regional security analysts and reporting from the International Crisis Group. The group has carried out cross-border raids in the Afar region over the past four months, engaging in firefights with forces loyal to the Tigray People’s
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Sudan has formally recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia for consultations, diplomatic sources confirmed on May 5, 2026, after Khartoum accused Addis Ababa of allowing its territory to be used in a drone attack targeting Sudan’s main international airport. The attack struck Khartoum International Airport in late April, causing material damage to runway infrastructure and temporarily
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A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in northeastern Botswana has cost the country its FMD-free zone status, threatening beef exports and the livelihoods of thousands of communal cattle farmers.
