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Strategic angle: A new study suggests that historical weather patterns in the Levant played a crucial role in human migration.
Strategic angle: The Russian Orthodox Church is slowly but surely gaining a foothold in Africa, leveraging ideological soft power.
The series of suicide bombings in Borno state came after an attack on a military post on Sunday night.
Strategic angle: A building collapsed during a planned demolition in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, killing at least four people.
Strategic angle: Almost three years into Sudan's war, drone attacks and sexual violence show no signs of relenting. Could intensified international efforts influence the situation?
Strategic angle: Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi.
Strategic angle: As platforms make less from advertising, creators are struggling to monetise work – leading to calls for more government investment and tax breaks.
Strategic angle: Chocolate prices rose 18% across the EU in 2025 — the highest increase of any food item — as drought in West Africa drove up cocoa costs.
Strategic angle: Scientists warn of potential threats to endangered species from proposed shark nets near new resort.
Strategic angle: Soaring oil prices have signaled fresh difficulties for African countries that are net fuel importers.
Strategic angle: Clashes in Akobo have left hundreds of thousands without humanitarian aid.
Strategic angle: The government of Eswatini announced the arrival of four more deportees as part of a deal with the Trump administration.
Strategic angle: A joint archaeological mission has documented the world's most extensive find of inscribed pottery sherds at the Upper Egypt site of Athribis.
Strategic angle: Mali aims to tackle illegal mining activities with a new specialized brigade.
Strategic angle: More than 3 million years ago, when our ancient ancestors embodied by the iconic Lucy were roaming the African landscape, they would have feared a big, bad crocodile with a prominent lump on its head.
Strategic angle: The region, rich in resources, has become a battleground amidst ongoing conflict.
Strategic angle: Leo Brent Bozell apologises after weighing in on a dispute rooted in the country's apartheid past.
Strategic angle: A rise in violent crime has pushed South Africa to deploy the military to major cities.
Strategic angle: A new report accuses Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of destroying farms around El Fasher before alleged mass killings in October 2025.
Strategic angle: Locals say the capital was unprepared for such extreme weather, while tourists have been air lifted out of the national park.