Houthi territorial gains along Yemen’s Red Sea coast are raising fresh concerns over maritime security and the economic prospects of African ports, as shipping companies weigh the risks of using the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The Iran-backed movement’s capture of Mokha and Perim Island, also known as Mayyun, has strengthened its position around the narrow passage […]

The Okapi Children Cancer Foundation has called on Nigeria’s Federal Government to subsidies childhood cancer treatment and strengthen public awareness to help more children receive timely care. The appeal was made during the foundation’s 10th Annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Walk in Abuja on Saturday, September 26, where participants highlighted the financial pressures facing families and […]

An estimated 2.7 million people have returned to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, since the army regained control from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, but widespread destruction and shortages of essential services are making it difficult for families to rebuild their lives. Around four million people fled the capital after fighting erupted in April 2023. For many […]

Egypt has joined India and Türkiye in proposing measures aimed at restoring safe commercial navigation in the Black Sea, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Speaking during the Sixth Summit of the International Crimea Platform on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Zelenskyy said the three countries had presented written […]

Egypt has warned Ethiopia against taking unilateral decisions that could threaten its Nile water supply, renewing tensions over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the management of the shared river. Cairo regards access to Nile water as a national security priority, with the river supplying more than 90 percent of Egypt’s freshwater needs. Egyptian officials […]

Algeria has offered to share its military and counterterrorism experience with Benin as the West African country strengthens its security partnerships in response to growing threats along its northern borders. The offer was discussed during a September 24, 2026, meeting in Benin between Algeria’s Ambassador to Benin, Ammar Hadjar, and Benin’s Minister Delegate to the […]

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has opened a two-week inter-party political dialogue in the capital, Juba, as the country prepares for general elections scheduled for December 22, 2026. The dialogue, launched on Thursday, September 24, brings together political parties and other national stakeholders to discuss election-related issues and seek greater consensus ahead of the […]