Mauritania is facing rising tensions after fuel price hikes driven by global shocks and subsidy cuts, sparking protests, political backlash, and government containment efforts.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez’s visit to Algiers and the agreement it produced signal a tentative reset in Franco-Algerian ties, pointing to a transitional phase aimed at containing a crisis that has lingered since the summer of 2024.

Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry issued an unprecedented official warning to the UAE, calling for the immediate withdrawal of its troops and a halt to any military or financial support for armed actors inside Yemen.

Talk of South Sudan’s first presidential election since its 2011 independence referendum, expected in 2026, has been clouded by setbacks as opposition leader Riek Machar prepares to challenge current President Salva Kiir Mayardit.

The rebellion of Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is no longer the sole force claiming civilian lives in Sudan; it has been joined by a deadly outbreak of cholera, threatening what little remains of life’s essentials in the war-torn country.