AFRICA

Covers political instability, insurgencies, and foreign involvement across the African continent. Tracks coups, Russian and Chinese influence, paramilitary operations, and transnational militant networks. Focus areas include the Sahel, Horn of Africa, Central Africa, and maritime security around the Red Sea and Gulf of Guinea.

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AFRICA

Pope Leo XIV Begins Africa Tour

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday, opening an 11-day trip across four African countries and beginning what is his most ambitious foreign journey since becoming pope. The visit started in Algiers, where he was received by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune before heading into a first day built around state

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By: Atlas

Dozens Dead And Over 100 Wounded In Nigerian Suicide Bombings

Three suspected suicide bombers struck the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday evening, killing at least 23 people and wounding 108 others in near-simultaneous attacks on two busy markets and the entrance of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Police confirmed the toll Tuesday and said an investigation was

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4 Min
By: Atlas

Trump: Any Country Doing Business With Iran Faces 25% Tariff

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on any country conducting business with Iran, a move that could potentially affect U.S. trade with China, India, the United Arab Emirates, the European Union and other major economies. "Effective immediately, any Country doing business with

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5 Min
By: Atlas

Guinea Holds First Election Since 2021 Coup

Guineans went to the polls Sunday in the West African nation's first presidential election since a military coup four years ago, with General Mamady Doumbouya, the leader who seized power in 2021, widely expected to win against a field of eight largely unknown challengers. The election marks the

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5 Min
By: Atlas

Trump Delivers ‘Christmas Present’ To Terrorists In Nigeria

President Donald Trump ordered military strikes against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria on Christmas evening, fulfilling a threat he made weeks earlier to take action against groups he accused of targeting Christians in the West African nation. The strikes marked a significant escalation of American military involvement in a

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4 Min
By: Atlas

Chief Of Libyan Army Passes Away From Plane Crash

Libya’s Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and four other senior military officials died in a plane crash near the Turkish capital Ankara yesterday according to government announcements. The Dassault Falcon 50 business jet carrying al-Haddad and colleagues lost radio contact shortly after takeoff

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4 Min
By: Atlas

Pakistan To Sell $4 Billion In Arms To Libyan Forces

Pakistan has reached a deal worth more than $4 billion to sell military equipment to the Libyan National Army, four Pakistani officials told Reuters, marking one of the largest weapons sales in the country's history. The agreement was finalized last week during a meeting in Benghazi between Pakistan&

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4 Min
By: Atlas

130 Nigerian Children And Staff Released After November Kidnapping

Nigerian authorities on Sunday announced the release of 130 schoolchildren and staff who had been abducted by gunmen from a Catholic boarding school last month, bringing to a close one of the country's largest mass kidnappings of the year. "The remaining 130 schoolchildren abducted by terrorists have

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4 Min
By: Atlas

M23 Rebels To Withdraw From Seized Congo Town

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group announced Tuesday that it will withdraw its forces from the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, following a direct request from the United States. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance—the insurgent coalition that includes M23—said the withdrawal

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4 Min
By: Atlas

Coup Thwarted In Benin Per Beninese State Officials

President Patrice Talon announced Sunday evening that Benin's government and armed forces had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers, vowing to punish those responsible for what he called "treachery." Talon's televised address came approximately 12 hours after gunfire rang out in

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5 Min
By: Atlas

South Africa Blocked From Attending 2026 G20 Summit

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that South Africa will not receive an invitation to next year's G20 summit in Miami, making the country the first member ever blocked from attending the international forum. The decision came in a post on Truth Social, where Trump cited South Africa'

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5 Min
By: Atlas

Madagascar In State of Uncertainty

Madagascar has entered a fragile period after two weeks of protests in Antananarivo and a rare public message from a military unit urging security forces not to fire on demonstrators. With the country awaiting President Andry Rajoelina’s response, the situation raises familiar questions about the role of the army

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