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AfricaDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)

Strikes hit Sudan cities as army chief defiant after US visa snub

Two Sudanese cities were targeted by strikes on Sunday, witnesses told AFP, a day after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed to press ahead with the years-long war against a rival paramilitary force despite a US visa ...

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AfricaDaily Sep 24, 2026 (AFP)
European development bank cuts growth outlook as war hits Iraq exports

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development cut its growth forecasts Thursday, as the Middle East war drives an energy sh...

AfricaDaily Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Several Niger soldiers killed in fighting near Mali: ministry

Several soldiers in Niger's army were killed on Wednesday in fighting with "heavily armed" men near the Malian border, an area pla...

AfricaDaily Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
Sudan vows to bring down inflation as war fuels hardships

Sudan has vowed to bring its eye-watering inflation rate below 60 percent by the end of 2026, as three years of war leave people s...

DarwinDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy rain kills 56 in India's Uttar Pradesh state: disaster agency

Heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 56 people over the past...

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AfricaDaily MILITARY Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
More than 10,000 could flee Yemen fighting to Djibouti in coming months: UN

Renewed fighting in Yemen could see the number of refugees fleeing across the Red Sea to Djibouti jump to 10,000, while displacement inside Yemen could swell to over 230,000, the U...

AfricaDaily MILITARY Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
Heavy security in S.Sudan as election law changed

Heavy security was deployed in South Sudan's capital on Tuesday after the president altered the election law to keep himself in office while removing the vice-presidents in the run...

AfricaDaily MILITARY Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
Niger jails lawyer for relaying unrest within army

Military-ruled Niger on Tuesday jailed a lawyer on Tuesday for saying on social media that the army had split into two factions.

AfricaDaily MILITARY Sep 22, 2026 (AFP)
S.Sudan government dissolved ahead of December vote

South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday dissolved the government and appointed a caretaker administration ahead of the country's first elections, a move analysts said gave him ...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
French military support to Saudi Arabia 'defensive': FM

French military support being given to Saudi Arabia to help it confront attacks from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis is "strictly defensive", French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot s...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 8

Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine a day after Moscow vowed to achieve its war aims "no matter the circumstances", authorities said Sunday.

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PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi strike on Yemen's Taiz kills seven: Houthi media

A Saudi airstrike on Taiz in southwest Yemen killed seven people and wounded dozens more, Houthi media reporte...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury chief claims successes in isolating Iran

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Saturday that he had sent envoys around the world to pressure coun...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Trump expects new Iran talks despite rejecting deal offer

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expects talks with Iran to resume in the coming week, despite hi...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
UK police call in bomb disposal team near air force base

British police in western England on Sunday declared a major incident and evacuated properties near a base use...