Senegal’s new leadership under Diomaye and Sonko is reshaping national identity by promoting Islamic practices and easing restrictions on women wearing hijabs, challenging the country’s secular French colonial legacy.

In an interview with Al-Estiklal, Sudanese politician Mohamed Abu Zeid warns that the RSF threatens Sudan and its neighbors Libya, Algeria, and Egypt, blasts the UAE for backing the militia, and calls for urgent international action as the humanitarian crisis deepens.

Attention is increasingly turning to the military base in the port city of Berbera, amid discussions about the Israeli Occupation's recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland.

“Israel’s” recognition of Somaliland, widely condemned, signals a strategic move with major regional and geopolitical implications for Somalia, Palestine, and the Horn of Africa.

The U.S. Africa command and the CIA are keeping a close eye on the redeployment of Russian troops from Syria to Libya.

A recent visit by Senegalese religious leaders to the Israeli Occupation has sparked widespread criticism across the country, particularly given Senegal’s strong public support for the Palestinian cause.

Civil society pressure on the new Senegalese government has recently succeeded in achieving the first steps toward justice for the victims and their families.

Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi Volcano has erupted for the first time in 12,000 years, unleashing colossal ash clouds that reached Yemen, Oman, and even India.

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki warned that foreign militarization of Yemen’s islands threatens Red Sea security, urging littoral states to take charge and highlighting the islands’ central geopolitical role.

As South Africa pushes for a stronger voice in global governance, the Trump administration has intensified efforts to isolate Pretoria.

Al-Qaida–linked groups are pressuring Mali’s military government, threatening instability, while opposition urges Imam Mahmoud Dicko to mediate the escalating crisis.

The joint initiative was announced during a high-level meeting hosted by the Nigerien capital, Niamey, on November 7, which brought together the defense ministers of the Sahel Alliance countries.

Libya faces a deepening legal and political crisis as conflicting court rulings and institutional disputes threaten the rule of law and national stability.

France’s move to scrap the 1968 Algeria migration deal heightens tensions with Algeria and its diaspora.

Positioning himself as a global defender of Christians, Trump warned on October 31, 2025, that he would send forces to strike Nigeria for what he called the “killing of Christians” by “Islamic terrorists.”