Nearly half a million Ugandan children risk being shut out of early childhood education as Uganda’s free education expansion collides with a severe infrastructure shortage.
800 South African soldiers deployed to Cape Town’s most crime-affected townships as the country battles surging gang violence and overloaded police resources.
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A major HRW report found Burkina Faso’s security forces killed twice as many civilians as jihadist militants between 2023-2025, documenting patterns that may constitute crimes against humanity.
In the ancient city of Kidal, deep in Mali’s troubled north, Russian flags fly openly now. Paramilitaries in sandy fatigues, identifiable by their distinctive insignia and their heavily armed convoys of white Toyota Hilux pickups, patrol streets that once bustled with Tuareg traders. Their presence was meant to bring security. Instead, it has brought a
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When the sun rises over Burkina Faso’s remote villages, families wake to a terror that comes from two directions at once. A landmark report by Human Rights Watch has laid bare what analysts have long suspected: both government security forces and jihadist insurgent groups are responsible for systematic civilian killings that have claimed the lives
The Gulf Crisis and Its Ripple Effects on African Economies As the war in the Middle East continues to disrupt one of the world’s most critical oil shipping corridors, African nations are counting the cost — and in some unexpected corners, discovering opportunity. The Strait of Hormuz handles approximately 20% of global oil exports and
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Kenya’s Lamu Port Sees Unprecedented Surge as Middle East Conflict Reroutes Global Shipping Kenya’s Lamu Port, a facility that has long struggled to find its footing due to incomplete infrastructure networks connecting it to the East African hinterland, is experiencing an unexpected renaissance — driven entirely by crisis elsewhere. As vessels bound for the Middle
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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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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At least 43 people were killed in a brutal attack by Islamic State-linked militants in eastern Congo on April 2, 2026, according to local officials and armed group trackers. The assault, which targeted a community in the Ituri province region, is one of the deadliest single incidents in a conflict that has claimed thousands of
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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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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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