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Rwanda Threatens to Withdraw Counterinsurgency Troops from Mozambique

Rwanda has issued a pointed warning to Mozambique, threatening to withdraw its military contingent that has been instrumental in fighting Islamic State-linked insurgents in northern Cabo Delgado province, according to diplomatic sources and regional media reports from April 2026. The threat comes amid rising tensions between the two governments over command arrangements, the handling of […]

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Mozambique Hires Alvarez & Marsal to Navigate Growing Public Debt Crisis

The government of Mozambique has enlisted global advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) to provide technical assistance on public debt management, the country announced on April 2, 2026. The engagement comes as the southern African nation grapples with mounting external debt, currency pressure, and the lingering economic fallout from a disputed 2 billion US dollar

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Libya Haftar Acquires Combat Drones in Defiance of UN Arms Embargo

In a move that has alarmed Western diplomats and regional neighbours, eastern Libya dominant military strongman Khalifa Haftar has acquired Chinese and Turkish combat drones in direct violation of a long-standing United Nations arms embargo, Reuters reported on April 2, 2026. Satellite imagery analysed by defence experts shows what appear to be Feilong-1 drones —

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Tragic School Attack in Kampala: Four Children Killed in Nursery School Stabbing

A devastating attack unfolded at the Gaba Early Childhood Development Program nursery school in Uganda capital on Thursday, April 2, 2026, when a man armed with a machete entered the premises and killed four young children. Police have confirmed that a suspect is now in custody. The attack occurred during school hours, sending shockwaves through

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Riyadh’s New Frontier: How Saudi Arabia Is Quietly Securing Africa’s Critical Minerals

When Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) quietly acquired a 12 percent stake in a Congolese cobalt refiner last year, few outside the mining trade press noticed. But in industry corridors from Johannesburg to Nairobi, the move was read as something significant: the clearest signal yet that Riyadh is pursuing a deliberate, long-term strategy to

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Senegal’s Hard Line: What the New Anti-LGBT Law Means for the Country and the Region

Dakar, Senegal — When President Bassirou Diomaye Faye signed the revised penal code into law on March 31, 2026, the change was striking in its severity. Same-sex relations, which were already criminalised under Senegal’s colonial-era penal code, now carry a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment — double the previous maximum. The law also extends

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The Long Campaign: Can Macky Sall Still Win the Race for UN Secretary-General?

When Macky Sall left the presidency of Senegal in April 2024 after twelve years at the helm, he did not disappear into quiet retirement. Within months, his political allies had confirmed what had been widely speculated: the former president was mounting a campaign for the world’s top diplomatic job — the United Nations Secretary-General. Nearly

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Kenya at the Crossroads: How Lamu Port Is Redrawing East Africa Trade Routes

The cranes at Lamu Port are busier than they have ever been. What was once a sluggish infrastructure project, years behind schedule and largely ignored by global shipping firms, has suddenly become one of the most strategically significant pieces of real estate in the Indian Ocean. The reason is simple: the Hormuz Strait, the narrow

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The AI Factory Floor: How Africa Became the World’s New Call Centre Laboratory

It is 9 AM in Nairobi, and inside a glass-walled office block in the Westlands business district, hundreds of young agents are doing something that would have seemed impossible a decade ago: training some of the most advanced artificial intelligence systems in the world — from their desks in East Africa. The scene is replicated

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