Global oil prices have surged to their highest levels since 2008 following Iran’s attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure, sending shockwaves through African economies that rely heavily on imported petroleum.
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South Africa has deployed 2,200 soldiers to five provinces to support police in combating violent crime and gang activity — the first sustained military deployment in Cape Town’s modern history.
At least 100 civilians were killed in a single military operation in Burkina Faso, according to a detailed Human Rights Watch report. The incident occurred near Solenzo in the Boucle du Mouhoun region.
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Senegal’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to approve legislation that criminalizes homosexuality, same-sex relations, and what the law terms ‘aggravated homosexuality,’ creating offences punishable by prison terms of up to 10 years. The vote, which passed with support from across the political spectrum including both the ruling Pastef party and the main opposition coalitions, marks a
Nigeria’s energy market is heading toward a confrontation that could reshape how fuel is priced, distributed, and subsidized in Africa’s largest economy. At the centre of the storm is the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the continent’s largest single refinery complex, which has been locked in an increasingly public dispute with international oil trading houses and downstream
Saudi Arabia is accelerating a push into African critical mineral markets at a pace that has startled competing investors and attracted sharp attention from China, which has long treated the continent’s mineral wealth as a strategic priority. Riyadh’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, through the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund and a constellation of state-linked enterprises,
South Africa’s government has announced a significant expansion of the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) domestic deployment, authorizing army units to conduct joint patrols alongside police in crime hotspot areas across the country’s nine provinces. The announcement comes as violent crime — particularly murder, armed robbery, and gang-related violence in the Western Cape —
Mali’s military junta has officially severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of supporting armed terrorist groups operating within Malian territory. The announcement, made through state television, marks a dramatic escalation in the deteriorating relationship between Bamako and Kyiv, and underscores the deepening alignment of the Sahel state with Moscow. The break in relations follows
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When international technology companies needed real-world environments to test and refine the conversational abilities of their artificial intelligence models, they found something unexpected in Africa: a vast, multilingual, and underserved laboratory of human communication. Call centres across the continent — from Nairobi to Lagos, from Dakar to Casablanca — have become the unlikely proving grounds
The South African government has ordered a significant military deployment to Cape Town’s most crime-affected townships, deploying hundreds of soldiers to reinforce overwhelmed police forces in communities that have long suffered from endemic violence and inadequate security provision. The intervention, announced by the Ministry of Safety and Security, will see soldiers deployed across Khayelitsha, Gugulethu,
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The South African government has ordered a significant military deployment to Cape Town’s most crime-affected townships, deploying hundreds of soldiers to reinforce overwhelmed police forces in communities that have long suffered from endemic violence and inadequate security provision. The intervention, announced by the Ministry of Safety and Security, will see soldiers deployed across Khayelitsha, Gugulethu,
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