Egypt increases fuel prices following depreciation of local currency
US says it has not received a formal request by Niger junta to leave military bases
UN leaders galvanize action for reparations for people of African descent
Armed groups continue terror campaign across Burkina Faso
IMF mission visits Ethiopia as Abiy pushes for loan deal
Somali pirates resurface, raising concerns for global shipping
Indonesia leads the way in taming forest fires
Conflict-hit Sudan may become world’s worst hunger crisis - UN warns
South Africa's largest city battles unprecedented water crisis
Senegal election: Bassirou Diomaye rallies Casamance
August 19, 2026
