In 2011, the United States conducted the first drone strike on the continent, targeting senior leaders of the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab. At the time, Washington held a near monopoly in drone ...

As President Donald Trump started a spiraling war in the Middle East, his administration has acknowledged that another war he claimed to have ended is still going on. Trump has repeatedly counted ...

After World War II, some German veterans found themselves on an unexpected battlefield in the heart of Africa. This episode ...

May 9, 2026: The recent Iran War lead to some fascinating events in Africa. When the American President ordered Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian embassy in Zimbabwe responded with a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Violence on Sudan's borders with Chad and Libya, increased fighting in South Sudan and massive troop mobilisation in neighbouring ...

JOHANNESBURG, April 8 - The World Bank cut its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa for 2026 in a report published on Wednesday, saying ‌the fallout from the Iran war was stalling the region's ...

At the start of the year there was cautious optimism about Africa’s economies. The imf forecast that gdp growth for Africa as a whole would be the fastest for a decade. Inflation was cooling. The ...

A power struggle in the Middle East is rippling across the Red Sea and fuelling Sudan’s bloody civil war. Violence on Sudan’s borders with Chad and Libya, increased fighting in South Sudan and massive ...