Russia Agrees to Stop Recruiting Kenyans to Fight in Ukraine War
Over 1,000 Kenyans were secretly recruited to fight in Russia’s war. Many were tricked. Now Kenya just forced Russia to agree to... Read More
Strait of Hormuz Crisis Sends Oil Past $105 as Iran War Enters Third Week
The U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran has now entered its third week, and the economic shockwaves are being felt from gas stations... Read More
Senegal Doubles Maximum Prison Sentence for Same-Sex Relations to 10 Years
Senegal’s National Assembly has passed legislation doubling the maximum prison sentence for same-sex relations, raising it from five years to ten in... Read More
No Deal. Then Bombs: Iran, Israel, and America
For decades, the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States was fought in shadows — through proxy militias, cyberattacks, assassinations, and... Read More
US-Iran Nuclear Talks End with “Significant Progress” but No Deal
The United States and Iran wrapped up their third round of indirect nuclear negotiations in Geneva on Thursday, with both sides signaling... Read More
U.S. Ends Lifesaving Aid to Seven African Nations: What It Means for the Continent
A year after the Trump administration began dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a new round of cuts is set... Read More
Pope Leo XIV Heads to Africa: A Historic 11-Day Journey Across Four Nations
The Vatican announced today that Pope Leo XIV will embark on his first major overseas trip of 2026 – an ambitious 11-day... Read More
Somaliland Plays the Minerals-and-Base Card: Inside the Breakaway Region’s Gambit for U.S. Recognition
For more than three decades, Somaliland has operated as a state in everything but name. It has its own passport, currency, army,... Read More
The Ethiopia-Eritrea Powder Keg: How the Horn of Africa Is Sliding Toward Another War
Three years ago, a peace agreement signed in Pretoria was supposed to end one of Africa’s deadliest modern conflicts. The two-year war... Read More