Politics & Governance

Djibouti — Djibouti, the tiny but geostrategically vital nation perched at the Bab-el-Mandeb strait — one of the world’s busiest maritime chokepoints — has just granted its longtime leader another term in office. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, who has ruled the country since 1999, secured a sixth consecutive presidential victory in elections held on April 10, […]

Mogadishu, Somalia — From the rock-strewn mountains of Puntland to the dusty plains of central Somalia, the Islamic State has quietly established itself as one of Africa’s most formidable and rapidly expanding security threats — a development that is reshaping the Horn of Africa’s militant landscape and demanding fresh attention from regional and international counter-terrorism

African landscape — Pixabay (Free to use) France’s state-owned nuclear energy company Orano has launched a major diplomatic and commercial push to secure uranium supply agreements with Botswana, following Niger’s full nationalisation of Orano’s operations in mid-2025. The loss of Niger left Orano with a significant gap in its uranium supply chain just as European

President Salva Kiir’s bid to extend parliament’s term by two years has drawn sharp criticism, with opponents saying it undermines South Sudan’s peace agreement.