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 September 16, 2026
MILITARY Saudi, Egypt demand open Red Sea, as Riyadh vows to hit back against Houthis Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia and Egypt's leaders called on Tuesday for free navigation in the Red Sea, after Riyadh vowed a firm response to attacks by Yemen's Houthis, who now control the southern entrance to the key waterway. Read more →
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Saudi, Egypt leaders urge free, secure Red Sea navigation in Cairo talks Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
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Amnesty urges Algeria to abandon death penalty plans after wildfires Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
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Sudan's Darfur faces driest rainy season in four decades: WFP Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
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Egypt's Sisi to host Saudi crown prince on Tuesday: presidency Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
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DR Congo's worst Ebola epidemic ever passes 7,000 cases Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
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Uganda buries 'youngest' king amid succession row Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
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Niger names new chief of staff after thwarted mutiny Sep 12, 2026 (AFP)
CHINA China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says Sep 11, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dis... more
SPACENEWS As African space race heats up, Senegal pursues homemade satellites Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Senegalese engineers in hairnets and white gloves are carefully assembling a nanosatellite at a French lab -- another step towards fostering their own space industry back home. more
HIGHTECH Generative AI a new tool in Mali's information war: study Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Generative AI is increasingly used for information warfare in Mali, according to a study released Wednesday, with the conflict's factions mastering the technology to varying degrees. more
CHINA US says it helped crack Madagascar online scam centers Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
US judicial authorities said Wednesday they played a key role in smashing online scam centers in Madagascar that were operated by citizens of China. more
MILITARY Ethiopia boosts drone production to fight rebels Sep 08, 2026 (AFP)
Ethiopia has been manufacturing drones at two factories since last year and is now thought to have a fleet of thousands, analysts say, giving the government an edge against its multiple insurgent enemies. more
ENVIRONMENT Deadly attack and drought emergency underline S.Sudan challenges Sep 05, 2026 (AFP)
A deadly attack on a military base in South Sudan, combined with the declaration of an "unprecedented" drought emergency, have underlined the challenges facing the world's youngest nation as it prepares for its first elections. more
ENVIRONMENT Guinea buries 36 victims of Conakry landfill collapse Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Guinea held a mass funeral attended by thousands on Friday for the 36 people killed in a landfill collapse in a suburb of the capital last month following heavy rains. more
ENVIRONMENT Kenya steps up crocodile hunt as rising lakes fuel conflict Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Kenya's wildlife officers are trapping crocodiles on the shores of Lake Baringo in a bid to curb growing human-wildlife conflict as rising waters push the reptiles towards homes. more
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