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China challenges US AI dominance with open-source technology and new global body
China is offering open AI and training to the Global South while United States curbs tighten. Shanghai has become the battleground for global standards.
US move puts Somalia peacekeeping mission at risk as UN logistics face 2027 cutoff
Washington may leave Somalia’s peacekeepers authorised but unsupplied. Without UN logistics, AUSSOM could collapse and strengthen Al-Shabaab.
Congo-Rwanda conflict enters The Hague as Kinshasa seeks reparations and accountability
Congo and Rwanda are still negotiating peace. Kinshasa’s new ICJ case could turn the M23 war, mineral trade and past atrocities into legal liability.
Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party wins Ethiopia election as excluded regions test mandate
Abiy Ahmed has secured another Ethiopian majority, but excluded regions, Tigray tensions and economic pressure will test the strength of his mandate.
Lavrov in Beijing as China and Russia coordinate on Iran war and Trump threatens 50% tariff over weapons shipment
China's Wang Yi condemned the US Iran port blockade as Russia's Lavrov visited Beijing, with a weapons shipment intelligence report deepening US-China friction.
Trump admin drops visa bombshell on South Sudanese nationals amid fears of civil war return
Find out why the U.S. revoked all South Sudanese visas and what it means for immigration policy, civil conflict, and diplomatic relations in East Africa.
Congo’s Goma airport falls! Capital protests ignite global concern
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with escalating violence as the M23 rebel group captures…
BioNTech to launch construction of mRNA-based vaccine facility in Africa
BioNTech revealed plans to launch the construction of a manufacturing plant for mRNA-based vaccines in the African Union…