Fri 03 April 2026: Traore reneged on promises to hold elections and has since scrapped political parties in the country. Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traore, says that people need to “forget” about democracy, just three months after his government dissolved all political parties in the West African nation. Speaking to journalists in a lengthy interview on […]
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Fri 03 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ SA urged to stop coal exports to Israel amid humanitarian crisis: The activists said that although South Africa has already demonstrated its commitment to these obligations on the international plane, notably through its proceedings at the ICJ and consistent public position in […]
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Thu 02 April 2026: European diesel futures surged to their highest level since 2022 on Thursday as the Iran war tightened global fuel supplies and disrupted key trade flows. The benchmark contract rose as much as 9.5% in London to $1,493.25 per ton, equivalent to more than $200 per barrel. The rally comes as traffic through […]
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Thu 02 April 2026: Apparent assassination attempt comes as Iran’s army pledges to fight back until the US, Israel face ‘permanent surrender’. Former Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi has been seriously wounded in an apparent assassination attempt that killed his wife, as United States-Israeli strikes continue to pound Iran for a fifth week. Iranian media on Thursday […]
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Thu 02 April 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Public demands urgent access to sex offenders register amid escalating violence: The first South African national gender-based violence study in 2024 survey found that an estimated 33,1% of all women in South Africa, aged 18 and older, have experienced physical or sexual […]
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Thu 02 April 2026: Government and allied forces in Burkina Faso have killed more than twice as many civilians as Islamist militants have since 2023, according to a tally of incidents documented in a report, opens new tab published on Thursday by Human Rights Watch. The pattern is broadly consistent with data shared with Reuters […]
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Thu 02 April 2026: The force has an initial mandate of 12 months to address widespread gang violence in Haiti ahead of its elections. The first foreign troops from a new United Nations-backed force have arrived in Haiti in an effort to combat escalating levels of gang violence in the Caribbean country. On Wednesday, the […]
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Wed 01 April 2026: The UK will deploy more troops and air defense systems to the Middle East to help the allies against Iranian attacks, the country’s defense secretary said Tuesday, Anadolu reports. On a trip to the Gulf nations, John Healey said extra air defense teams and systems would be deployed to Saudi Arabia, […]
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Wed 01 April 2026: President Donald Trump said that he is considering pulling the US out of NATO after the allies refused to support the Iran war, according to The Telegraph on Wednesday. In an interview with the newspaper, Trump called the alliance a “paper tiger,” saying that withdrawing the US from the defense treaty […]
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Wed 01 April 2026: Even if conflict is ‘short but intense’, countries like Sudan, Yemen and Lebanon will see significant increases in poverty rates. The US-Israel war on Iran and its ripple effect throughout the Middle East have had a devastating impact on Arab countries, with millions expected to slide into poverty, according to the […]
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