Pope Leo XIV arrived in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday, marking the final chapter of an 11-day apostolic journey that has taken him across Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and now Equatorial Guinea — his most extensive international trip since his election as the first African-American pontiff last year. The visit, described by Vatican officials as both […]
In a major humanitarian breakthrough for conflict-ridden eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Ugandan and Congolese forces have rescued more than 200 civilians from a camp controlled by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group with documented ties to the Islamic State. The operation, carried out jointly by the Ugandan People’s Defence Force (UPDF) and
Africa’s pope makes history Pope Leo XIV arrived in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday for the final leg of his landmark 11-day African tour, completing visits to Angola, Cameroon, and now the small Gulf of Guinea nation in what has become the most extensive papal visit to the continent in decades. The tour, which began in
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A continent gripped by hunger The United Nations has issued its starkest warning yet about the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in South Sudan, with UN aid chief Tom Fletcher telling the Security Council that the young nation stands on the brink of full-scale famine. Speaking from New York, Fletcher described a situation where hunger is tightening
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From Africa’s periphery to the world’s centre Africa’s security landscape has become one of the most volatile and complex on the planet. Over the past decade, political violence across the continent has nearly doubled, according to the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. What was once a collection of manageable regional conflicts has evolved into a
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A pivotal shift in monetary strategy Uganda’s central bank has officially launched its long-anticipated domestic gold purchasing programme, marking a defining moment in the country’s monetary policy and reserve diversification strategy. The Bank of Uganda confirmed on Tuesday that its first gold purchases were made last Friday under a three-year pilot programme designed to gradually
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Sub-Saharan Africa economy grew by approximately 4.5 percent in recent estimates — the fastest pace in over a decade — according to the International Monetary Fund Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, published in April 2026. The figure reflects a broad-based acceleration across country groups, though economists caution that the headline number masks deepening internal
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Three years after a wave of coups across the Sahel redrew West Africa political map, the security architecture of the region has been fundamentally transformed — and not in the direction that Western governments, development partners, or even the United Nations had hoped. By early 2026, the three nations that have defined the new order
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Amid Sudan’s catastrophic war, teams of deminers are working through Khartoum’s ruins to clear unexploded ordnance so families can safely return to their homes.
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Mozambique is accelerating its pivot toward China as it seeks industrial growth. The shift reflects a broader African trend as Western influence on the continent recedes.
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From fintech revolutions to slow-motion industrialization, Africa’s economy is changing faster than the world realizes. A close look at where the continent stands.
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A decade after Africa seemed poised for a security transformation, the continent faces a deepening crisis from the Sahel to the Horn. Here’s where things stand and what it means.
