Egypt has strongly condemned Colombia’s decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, describing the move as a violation of international law and established United Nations resolutions. Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella announced on Monday, August 10, 2026, that his government would formally recognize the strategic territory as part of Israel. […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved a major fiscal policy aimed at attracting as much as $50 billion in investment to Nigeria’s deepwater oil and gas industry. The Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission) Order, 2026, is intended to improve Nigeria’s competitiveness for global energy capital and revive large offshore developments that have […]

At least 14 artisanal miners have died and eight others have been injured after an illegal mining site collapsed near Rustenburg in South Africa. The disaster occurred on Monday night, August 10, 2026, at the Nkaneng dumping site, a disused excavation area situated near a commercial platinum mine. According to preliminary reports, a group of […]

At least 44 people have been confirmed dead after the ferry Mbuya Nehanda capsized on Lake Kariba during severe weather conditions. The accident occurred on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, while the vessel was traveling between the town of Kariba and nearby island communities and fishing camps. Initial reports indicate that the ferry encountered large waves […]

Zambians will vote in a closely watched general election on Thursday, August 13, 2026, with President Hakainde Hichilema seeking another five-year term in office. The nationwide election will allow voters to choose the president, members of parliament and local government representatives simultaneously. Hichilema, who leads the United Party for National Development (UPND), is widely considered […]

At least 18 people were killed after two pickup trucks carrying agricultural laborer’s collided in northern Egypt on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Many of the victims were children, including farm workers reportedly aged 13 and 14. Local media also identified two 10-year-old girls among the youngest people killed. The crash occurred on a connecting road […]

Madagascar has ended a 25-year private-sector monopoly over fuel imports by launching a government-led procurement system aimed at stabilizing the country’s struggling electricity supply. The policy took effect with the arrival of the tanker Sunda 1 at the port of Toamasina. The vessel, which travelled from China, delivered the first diesel shipment purchased directly under […]

Fifteen years after the NATO-led intervention that removed Muammar Gaddafi from power, four major North African countries have reportedly spent more than $320 billion strengthening their armed forces. Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia invested the amount between 2011 and 2025 as governments responded to the instability, cross-border crime and security vacuums that followed Libya’s political […]