Daily news

24 February 2025

AFRICA

E-commerce: la discrète avancée de lUnion africaine en faveur du marché commun

The Kenyans saying no to motherhood and yes to sterilisation

AI disinformation could threaten Africas elections

Biodiversité. En Afrique, la protection militarisée de lenvironnement menace les populations autochtones

Ever wonder why Africas borders appear so strange?

MIDDLE EAST

Postwar Gazas Uncertain Future: Competing Visions, Regional Maneuvering, and Daunting Challenges

Syrias President invited to Arab League summit

Jordan took major steps toward womens empowerment

Hezbollah Can Rebuild And It Will Be Disastrous For Lebanon

TRANSNATIONAL

Egypt says dozens of ships return to Suez Canal after Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Frankly Speaking: How did Saudis become mediators for global conflicts?

LAfrique face au conflit Ukraine-Russie: entre neutralité stratégique et réalignement pro-russe du Sahel

21 February 2025

AFRICA

Senegals Debt and Deficit: A Harsh Economic Reality

Gabon: de la petite monnaie pour Oligui Nguema

Algeria develops measures to attract investment and boost agricultural production

Sudans Foreign Ministry Condemns Nairobi Meetings as Army Vows Retaliation

Nigeria bans large fuel trucks after deadly explosions

MIDDLE EAST

Iraqi brick workers risk health, life to keep families afloat

LIran a exécuté 975 condamnés à morts en 2024, une escalade effroyable selon un rapport

Syrias Christians mark 10 years since deadly ISIS attack amid worry for their future

Inside Saudi Arabias THE LINE: First look reveals the NEOM city rising from desert

TRANSNATIONAL

Diplomatie. Le Maroc recoit une ministre israélienne malgré lopposition des propalestiniens

Cameroonian Diaspora Congress: An Essential Vector For Cameroons Influence In Russia

US sanctions Rwandan minister, M23 spokesperson over DRC conflict

20 February 2025

AFRICA

MIDDLE EAST

I cried for days: Office raids and arrests shock aid workers in Yemen

Iran lawmakers move to sack minister as rial plunges

TRANSNATIONAL

Atalanta on high alert for second fishing vessel hijacking in 10 days

Natural Hydrogen: A Sustainable Energy Source In Mountain Ranges

Does AI detect breast cancer better than doctors can?

20 February 2025

AFRICA

MIDDLE EAST

Polio still circulating in Gaza, mass vaccination to resume- WHO

Health Care Resilence

Syrian Jews hold first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue

Syria Society

TRANSNATIONAL

19 February 2025

AFRICA

Can new Africa Energy Bank power a continent while protecting the planet?

Natural resources Economy

Infrastructure Development in Africas Energy Sector: Opportunities for Growth and Investment

infrastructure Trade

Lake Chad Basin Traditional Rulers Vow to Confront Roots of Insecurity

Sahel Extremism Cooperative security

Over 200 killed in three-day Sudan paramilitary assault: lawyers

Resilence Human Rights

Est de la RDC: après la prise de Bukavu, le M23 poursuit sa progression au Sud-Kivu

Crisis management Peace and Security

MIDDLE EAST

Irans IRGC Detains Two Britons on Spying Charges

Iran Crisis management Crisis management

Hamas says it will release bodies of four hostages, including Bibas children, on Thursday and six living hostages on Saturday

Terrorism Crisis management

Calls mount for lifting of Western sanctions on Syria

Syria Resilence

Middle East: UN says Israel violating Lebanon ceasefire deal

Israel Lebanon

TRANSNATIONAL

Iran: No Signs Trump Administration Is Serious about Holding Talks

Iran Policy

Equipment to be used in Gaza reconstruction begins to enter Strip

MENA infrastructure

China-Africa Energy Investment and Cooperation to be Showcased at Investor Forum in Shanghai

Africa China Trade

18 February 2025

AFRICA

Est de la RDC: manifestation à Goma devant les bases de la Monusco

Sahel Terrorism

Morocco and Mauritania promote integrated and sustainable policies for the Sahel

North-Africa Policy Sahel

Unlocking Africas potentials under new AUC leadership

Africa Economy

What a project, what a challenge!: Africas leading architect gives Thomas Sankara a proper place of rest

Africa infrastructure

UN seeks $6 billion to ease appalling suffering in Sudan

Sahel Society Economy

MIDDLE EAST

Foreign Minister Saar: Iran increasing efforts to obtain nuclear weapons

Iran Israel Proliferation of weapons

UAE repels 50,000 cyber attacks daily, says official

Arabian Peninsula Cybersecurity

The Abraham trade route: A roadmap for peace, power, and prosperity

Arabian Peninsula Policy

Saudi Arabia unveils $7.7bn mining investments in Waad Al-Shamal

Arabian Peninsula Economy

TRANSNATIONAL

Spyware As A Service: Challenges In Applying Export Controls To Cloud-Based Cyber-Surveillance Software

Cybersecurity Policy New Technology

Top Russia, US officials to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday

Russia Crisis management

Meta plans globe-spanning sub-sea internet cable

New Technology Economy

17 February 2025

AFRICA

Au Nigeria, six civils tués par un avion militaire, dix selon Amnesty International

Sub-Saharan Africa Crisis management

Dozens killed in latest mine accident at illegal mine in Mali

Natural resources Sahel

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congos mineral-rich east

Crisis management Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa brimming with hope and possibility

Policy Governance

Senegal launches English lessons in nursery and primary schools

Gulf of Guinea Culture

MIDDLE EAST

At IDEX, Indra presents cutting-edge defence systems that reinforce its position as a key technology partner in the Middle East

New Technology

Syria: A Larger Lebanon Or A Signal For Major Geopolitical Changes In 2025?

Lebanon Syria

Experts push to restore Syrias war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra

Syria Culture

BP Advances West Nile Delta Gas Production with Raven Phase Two

Energy security Natural resources

TRANSNATIONAL

US says it killed senior al-Qaeda affiliate official in Syria

Al Qaeda (AQ) Counter terrorism Syria

Saudi Arabia seeks to mediate between Trump and Iran on new nuclear deal

Crisis management Iran Proliferation of weapons

The Geopolitics of Energy: How oil and Gas Shape Diplomacy

Economy Energy security Policy

14 February 2025

AFRICA

Algeria fails in its bid to join the African Peace and Security Council

Peace and Security North-Africa

Mali: limam Dicko rentrera-t-il à Bamako?

Sahel Policy

UNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR Congo

Children Human Rights Sub-Saharan Africa

Global Powers Must Support Africa In Climate Change Fight

Climate change Economy

DRC Crisis: Start of a Wider Regional Conflict

Sub-Saharan Africa Crisis management

MIDDLE EAST

Political solution to end war in Yemen is achievable, UN envoy says

Gulf of Aden Crisis management Policy

Israël attend la libération de trois otages du Hamas

Counter terrorism Israel Human Rights

Water carrier project national security priority for Jordan

Water security infrastructure

Green Road: Egypt plants 1250 trees along routes leading to natural reserves

Environment

TRANSNATIONAL

EVs and datacentres driving new global age of electricity, says watchdog

Energy security Climate change

Iran is rearming its missile program and a ship of supplies just arrived from China, Western sources say

China Iran Proliferation of weapons

AI providing new opportunities for crypto scammers

Artificial intelligence Organised Crime

13 February 2025

AFRICA

Economic cooperation, development focus of Egyptian FM talks with African counterparts in Addis Ababa

Bilateral Cooperation Economy

Mali: des combattants des groupes alliés à la Transition vont être intégrés dans larmée

Sahel Crisis management

RD Congo: le M23 avance dans lest, le Burundi met en garde le Rwanda

Crisis management Sub-Saharan Africa

Niger: le président Bazoum est enfermé de manière cruelle et illégale, dénonce un de ses avocats

West-Africa Policy

African Union leadership: Who can fix Africas problems?

Economy Policy

MIDDLE EAST

Last nail in the coffin: Israeli settlers push on with fresh West Bank land grab

Counter terrorism Israel

Syrians stuck in camps after finding homes destroyed

Syria Humanitarian Aid

Yemens Houthis emerge from Gaza war emboldened, and with more enemies

Terrorism Gulf of Aden Extremism

Middle East defence spending increases amid deteriorating global stability

Middle East Peace and Security

TRANSNATIONAL

Go forward: Irans Khamenei urges military growth amid Trump threats

Iran Proliferation of weapons Extremism

Syrian FM says Russia, Iran have sent new govt positive indications

Iran Syria Russia

Paris accueille une grande conférence internationale pour mieux coordonner laide à la Syrie

Syria Humanitarian Aid

12 February 2025

AFRICA

Optimism grows as Niger holds convention on transition plans

Policy Sahel

Sudan scene of worlds worst humanitarian crisis: African Union

Human Rights Humanitarian Aid

Guerre dans lest de la RDC : les combats reprennent au Sud-Kivu

Sub-Saharan Africa Peace and Security

Struggling to Defeat Terrorists, Sahel Nations Squeeze Mining Companies for Cash

Sahel Natural resources Terrorism

Malgré son retard sur lIA, lAfrique ne veut pas rester en marge de la révolution technologique

Artificial intelligence Emerging Disruptive Technologies (EDT)

MIDDLE EAST

At Least $53 Billion Needed to Rebuild Gaza, UN Estimates

Economy infrastructure Resilence

Jordans 2024 corruption perceptions index improves by 3 points, now 59th internationally

Governance Society

Syrians share stories of violence and displacement from temporary shelters in the northeast

Syria Migration

Lebanons cabinet prioritises reform and economic recovery in first meeting

Lebanon Economy Policy

TRANSNATIONAL

Iran-Russia Relations Enter New Phase, Says Envoy

Iran Russia Bilateral Cooperation

La suspension de laide américaine inquiète les acteurs de la lutte contre le sida en Afrique

Health Care Resilence

Oil clean-up scam warnings ignored by Shell, whistleblower tells BBC

Crisis management Environment

11 February 2025

AFRICA

Vu du Burkina Faso. La diplomatie peut-elle arrêter la guerre en RDC?

Crisis management Sub-Saharan Africa

Why Kenya is cracking down on viral AI-generated content

Artificial intelligence New Technology

Central African Republic launches memecoin

Sub-Saharan Africa Economy

Guinée: la tournée en immersion du gouvernement, une campagne électorale qui ne dit pas son nom

Gulf of Guinea Policy

Ebola outbreak: Uganda confirms nine cases

Sub-Saharan Africa Health Care

MIDDLE EAST

Hamas says it will delay the release of more hostages, putting Gaza ceasefire at risk

Israel Radicalisation Terrorism

Iran marks 46th revolution anniversary with massive public gathering

Iran Policy

Thousands are joining Syrias new army, President al-Sharaa says

Syria Peace and Security

Lebanon turns the page with new president and new government

Lebanon Policy

TRANSNATIONAL

Moscow Ready to Contribute to Rebuilding Syria, Says Communication Channels Effective

Syria Russia

Trump Talks The Talk With Iran, But Needs To Walk The Walk

Crisis management Iran

Maroc: pour lachat de nouvelles pièces dartillerie, le royaume choisit Israël

Israel Cooperative security North-Africa

10 February 2025

AFRICA

AI tool developed to predict and prevent food insecurity in Kenya

Artificial intelligence Resilence

Sudans Al-Burhan Pledges to Form Caretaker Government Soon

Governance Peace and Security

Conflict hinders cholera response in Amhara as infections reach 160

Health Care Resilence

Niger: les assises nationales auront lieu du 15 au 19 février prochains

Governance Policy

The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil

Sub-Saharan Africa Crisis management

MIDDLE EAST

Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog hits reset button in Damascus, following productive meetings

Syria Peace and Security

Le Liban se dote dun gouvernement de réforme et de salut

Lebanon Governance

Iranian schools and offices shut as cold snap bites

Iran Environment

Recent weather depression improves rainfall season by 19% - JMD

Environment infrastructure

TRANSNATIONAL

Egypt to host emergency Arab summit to discuss dangerous developments in Palestine

MENA Peace and Security

Traditional maritime threats being compounded by emerging set of issues

Maritime Security Cybersecurity

In Central African Republic, A Campaign Of Terror By Wagners Successors

Mercenary Group Peace and Security

07 February 2025

AFRICA

Political Strife Doesnt Shake Libyas Position As Africas Top Oil Reserves In 2025

North-Africa Policy Economy

En Tunisie, Kaïs Saïed annonce la nomination surprise dune nouvelle ministre des Finances

North-Africa Policy

Whats next for ECOWAS after three members leave?

West-Africa Economy Bilateral Cooperation

Ebola explained: Symptoms, treatment and vaccines

Africa Health Care

Lutter contre lexcision au Mali: Une fille sauvée, cest déjà un grand pas

Sahel Gender

MIDDLE EAST

How AI is transforming Saudi Arabias digital services through Tawakkalna

Arabian Peninsula Artificial intelligence

Border Control Sparks Clashes Between Lebanese Tribes, Syrian Security Forces

Lebanon Syria

Syrie: la prison de Saidnaya, symbole de décennies de terreur méthodique et systématique

Syria Human Rights Governance

Experts commend revised agricultural regulations, stress need for enforcement

Arabian Peninsula Policy Society

TRANSNATIONAL

A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syrias coast, officials say. Heres audio of its broadcasts

Russia Syria

France, UAE agree to develop 1 gigawatt AI data center

Arabian Peninsula Artificial intelligence

Why Trump is on the warpath in Somalia

Horn of Africa Terrorism