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Ethiopian federal forces have reportedly regained control of Mekelle’s airport, marking a reversal at an aviation gateway caught in renewed fighting in the country’s northern Tigray region.
Ethiopian federal forces and allied fighters have regained control of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, forcing the region’s rebel leadership to relocate its administration while promising to continue resistance.
A Laotian man sent by the United States to Eswatini after completing his American prison sentence has been released from detention in the southern African kingdom after more than 14 months, according to his lawyer.
African nationals are becoming a growing part of foreign military recruitment as the United States, Canada, Britain, France and Ireland widen their ranks beyond citizens, drawing on migrants seeking better pay, stable careers and opportunities abroad that may be harder to find at home.
Africa was a major destination for U.S. foreign assistance in fiscal year 2025, with seven countries making it into the top 10 recipients globally.
China has opened its first overseas air force base in its home continent of Asia, where the United States already maintains several military bases and access arrangements, marking a new phase in Beijing’s military expansion nearly a decade after establishing its first overseas military base in Djibo...
Ghana has begun allowing importers to use the Ghanaian cedi to pay for eligible imports from China, in a move aimed at reducing businesses’ reliance on the US dollar for bilateral trade.
Saudi Arabia deported 9,992 people and arrested 11,819 others for residency, border and labour violations in one week, with Ethiopians and Yemenis accounting for 99% of those caught trying to enter the kingdom illegally.
Morocco is expanding its ability to move heavy armour with a new order for 50 American-made tank transporters, adding logistical capacity to the North African country’s military modernisation programme.
The owners of Kenya’s second-largest supermarket chain have opened a share sale worth approximately $116 million, with the World Bank Group’s private-sector investment arm conditionally committing up to $15 million.
Zimbabwe is negotiating with India’s international payments operator to reduce transaction costs and accelerate transfers, potentially bringing Indian technology into the infrastructure connecting its banks and digital-finance businesses.
South Africa’s largest general insurer could leave the Johannesburg Stock Exchange after Sanlam proposed buying out Santam’s remaining eligible shareholders, offering a cash premium to bring the business fully under its ownership.
