Fears of instability rise again as the TPLF and the federal government appear to be gearing up for a showdown.   Updated | 25 Aug 202525  An eerily familiar set of headlines is making the rounds in Ethiopia, troubling many in the fragile, northern Tigray region. Successive delegations of civil…

General Rudzani Maphwanya’s comments in Iran come as South Africa is trying to negotiate tariff relief with Trump. Now, calls are growing for him to be fired.   Updated: 16 Aug 2025   South African Army Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya is facing backlash in his home country following the release…

Human rights groups have warned that expelling the population from Gaza would violate international law Updated: 13 Aug 2025 South Sudan has denied holding discussions with Israel about the potential “resettlement” of Palestinians from Gaza in the East African country. The Associated Press news agency earlier reported that the two countries were engaged…

Updated| 18 July  2025 The European Union has eased rules for Turks to use its open-border Schengen Area, the bloc’s ambassador to Ankara announced on Friday, calling for the urgent revival of negotiations on visa-free travel for Turks. Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat confirmed that the European Commission has issued…

The men sent to the African nation are from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen, a DHS spokesperson said, adding that they have criminal convictions   Updated: 16 Jul 2025 The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it has sent five men to Eswatini in what it called a “third-country” deportation, meaning…