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Bundibugyo Strain
Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda Becomes Fastest-Growing on Record as Bundibugyo Strain Spreads
6 sources · 60d ago
Libyan Oil Infrastructure
Libyan Oil Refinery Engulfed in Flames After Drone Attack, Signaling Escalation of Internal Conflict
8 sources · 66d ago
Indigenous Rights
DRC Grants Historic Land Titles to Indigenous Communities, Securing Over 800,000 Hectares of Rainforest
4 sources · 130d ago
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Deep DiveTransboundary Water Law
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Supranational Regulators 40%National Sovereignty Advocates 35%Hydrogeological Realists 25%
Deep DiveNuclear Disarmament
How South Africa Dismantled Six Nuclear Warheads to Establish the Pelindaba Treaty
Non-Proliferation Advocates 40%Global South Diplomats 35%Security Realists 25%
ExplainerBorder Governance
Why 34 African Nations Locked 80,000 Kilometers of Colonial Borders in 1964
Legal Formalists 35%Pan-African Integrationists 35%Decolonial Critics 30%
Horn of Africa DiplomacyRed Sea
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Allied Signatory States 60%Ethiopian Strategic Interests 25%Regional Security Observers 15%
ExplainerInternational Water Law
Equitable Utilization Under the Entebbe Accord Challenges Egypt's Exclusive Nile Allocation
Upstream Riparian States 45%Downstream Riparian States 35%International Legal Scholars 20%
ExplainerTrade Integration
The 90% Tariff Liberalization Threshold and the 7% Excluded List: How the AfCFTA Defines Trade Integration
Market Integration Advocates 40%National Revenue Authorities 35%Trade Law Practitioners 25%
Sahel SecurityConflict Data
Jihadist Violence in the Sahel on Track to Exceed 3,000 Incidents in 2026
Conflict Monitors 40%Regional Governments 30%Humanitarian Organizations 30%
ExplainerLand Restoration
How Africa's Great Green Wall Pivoted From Planting Trees to Nurturing Roots
Agroecology Researchers 40%Sahelian Smallholder Farmers 40%Top-Down Planners 20%
Maghreb SecurityDiplomatic Rupture
Algeria Severs Diplomatic Relations With UAE Over Regional Security Disputes
Algerian Government 50%Emirati Foreign Ministry 50%
Lake Chad SecurityDiplomatic Breakthrough
Nigeria Maintains Secret Three-Month Ceasefire With Boko Haram to Secure Hostage Releases
Pragmatic Negotiators 45%Security Realists 35%Humanitarian Observers 20%
Lion Conservation
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Conservation Biologists 35%Rural Livestock Farmers 35%Community Guardians 30%
Sudan ConflictIntelligence Leak
Leaked Intelligence Details Sudan's Alleged Chlorine Chemical Weapons Program
Western Intelligence and Experts 70%Sudanese Military Command 30%
ExplainerTrade Integration
AfCFTA's 40 Percent Value-Addition Threshold for Qualifying Tariff-Free Goods
Protectionist Industrialists 40%Export-Oriented Assemblers 35%Pan-African Institutionalists 25%
Ethiopian ConstitutionStructural Shift
Ethiopia's National Dialogue Backs Constitutional Shift to Executive Presidency
Centralization Advocates 40%Federalism Defenders & Opposition 40%Regional Autonomists 20%
ExplainerMonetary Policy
The CFA Franc's Euro Peg: Weighing Price Stability Against Monetary Sovereignty
Macroeconomic Pragmatists 40%Monetary Sovereignty Advocates 35%Export-Driven Industrialists 25%
Border SecurityIntelligence Report
Yale Satellite Analysis Detects Major Military Build-Up at Ethiopian Base Near Sudan Border
Humanitarian Monitors 50%Sudanese Military Command 30%Regional Security Analysts 20%
Critical MineralsInfrastructure Race
US Backs $1 Billion DRC Railway to Secure Copper and Cobalt Supply Amid China Rivalry
Western Strategic Planners 40%Chinese State Interests 35%African Corridor States 25%
Nigerian EconomyMarket Move
Nigeria Regains FTSE Frontier Market Status as Reserves Hit 17-Year High
International Institutional Investors 40%The Central Bank of Nigeria 35%Domestic Consumers and Businesses 25%
Eastern DRC ConflictDiplomatic Breakthrough
Ceasefire Monitors Deploy in Eastern DRC as Government and M23 Rebels Agree to Peace Roadmap
DRC State Authorities 40%M23 Representatives 30%International Mediators 30%
Gulf of AdenSecurity Watch
Indian Government Confirms Safety of 22 Seafarers Following Gulf of Aden Hijackings
Indian Diplomatic Officials 40%Maritime Security Analysts 40%Regional Security Observers 20%
Tigray ConflictEscalation Watch
Drone Strike Hits Tigray Capital, Wounding 13 and Raising Fears of Renewed War
Tigrayan Authorities 35%Federal Government & Allies 35%International Observers 30%
Sahel GeopoliticsStructural Shift
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Formalize Alliance of Sahel States Following ECOWAS Exit
AES Leadership 35%ECOWAS Defenders 35%Geopolitical Analysts 30%
ExplainerMaghreb Prehistory
Discovery of 4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Settlement Rewrites Maghreb History
Indigenous Continuity Researchers 45%Cross-Strait Exchange Theorists 35%Historiographical Analysts 20%
Zambia ElectionStakes Watch
Zambia Suspends and Restarts Presidential Vote Count Amid Ballot Theft and Violence
Electoral Commission 35%Opposition Alliance 35%Incumbent Administration 30%
ExplainerSahel Geopolitics
How the Sahel Became the World's Largest Contiguous Belt of Military Rule
Western Strategic Analysts 40%Sahelian Sovereignty Advocates 35%Regional Observers 25%
ExplainerEconomic Modeling
How Agriculture and Reform Could Rebuild Sudan's Economy by 2043
Development Economists 40%Humanitarian Organizations 30%Regional Analysts 30%
Genomic Surveillance
How Health Officials Are Tracking Potential Mutations in the DRC's Ebola Outbreak
Public Health Officials 40%Genomic Researchers 40%Health Economists 20%
Nuclear SafeguardsSupply Chain Watch
DR Congo Investigates Undeclared Uranium in Cobalt Exports to China Following Scientific Alarm
Scientific Researchers 40%DRC Government 30%Mining Operators 30%
ExplainerHeritage Preservation
West African Floods Wash Away Indigenous Ancestral Lands, Accelerating Global Preservation Efforts
Heritage Preservationists 35%Climate Scientists & Planners 35%Indigenous Communities 30%
ExplainerSahel Security
UN Report Details Escalating Sahel Security Crisis Amid Geopolitical Pivot to Russia
International Institutions 41%Geopolitical Analysts 35%Russian Federation 24%
ExplainerTourism Shifts
Global Tourism Shifts: How Europe and Africa Are Absorbing 2026's Rerouted Travel Boom
Global Aviation Planners 35%African Tourism Boards 35%European Destination Managers 29%
International Law
Explainer: The Mechanics of DR Congo's New ICJ Case Against Rwanda
International Legal Observers 40%Congolese Advocates 30%Geopolitical Analysts 30%
Off-Grid Solar
How Pay-As-You-Go Solar is Powering Africa's Off-Grid Revolution
Private Solar Operators 41%Global Development Institutions 35%Financial Risk Analysts 24%
ExplainerEnergy Access
How Off-Grid Solar is Bypassing Africa's National Power Grids
Off-Grid Developers 41%International Financiers 35%Sustainability Advocates 24%
ExplainerLand Restoration
How Africa's Great Green Wall Pivoted from Planting Trees to Cultivating 'Underground Forests'
Local Agrarian Communities 40%Global Climate Organizations 35%Development Economists 25%
ExplainerMalaria Vaccines
How Africa's Historic Malaria Vaccine Rollout is Reshaping Child Health
Public Health Officials 44%Immunization Logisticians 31%Health Economists 25%