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The first sign that diplomacy had overtaken the tweet-war came in a single-line cable stamped “priority” from the Nigerian embassy in Washington. Subject: “POTUS envoy en-route, wishes to land 06:30 local, no press.”

Niamey – Niger's defence headquarters announced Wednesday that a precision air raid conducted last week in the marshy islands of Lake Chad killed Abou Maimouna, described by military spokesmen as the "de facto operations chief" of what remains of the Boko Haram faction loyal to the late Abubakar Shekau.

The handshake lasted four seconds—long enough for both sides to claim they hadn’t flinched. At 00:37 Sunday, inside a windowless conference room beneath the Palais des Nations, China’s Vice-Minister for Commerce Wang Shouwen and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer signed a two-page memorandum that traders are already calling the “rare-earth truce.”.

President Donald Trump lit a diplomatic wild-fire late Saturday, announcing he has instructed the Pentagon to draft “fast, vicious and sweet” military options against Nigeria if the government “continues to allow the killing of Christians.”

In a dramatic turn of events, Burkina Faso's military government has arrested eight employees of the Netherlands-based humanitarian organization, International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO), on charges of spying and treason. The arrests have sparked international concern and highlighted the complexities of humanitarian work in conflict zones.

Dar es Salaam — Under a blazing mid-morning sun and the crackle of a 21-gun salute, Samia Suluhu Hassan raised her right hand on the steps of the State House and swore to “defend and protect the United Republic.” The brief ceremony, watched by a carefully chosen crowd of cabinet ministers, diplomats and ruling-party loyalists, formally launched her second five-year term.

Abu Dhabi, 7 November 2025 – President Donald Trump’s weekend vow to send U.S. troops into Nigeria “guns-a-blazing” has triggered a rare public slap-down from one of America’s most seasoned armour commanders. Speaking to Erin Burnett on CNN Tuesday night, Lieutenant-General Ben Hodges (ret.)—who led U.S. Army Europe and oversaw NATO land forces from 2014-2018...

Between the 14th and 17th centuries, Africa was a hub of powerful kingdoms, thriving trade networks, and vibrant cultural exchange. From the mighty empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai in West Africa to the Swahili city-states of East Africa, and the Kingdom of Kongo in Central Africa, the continent was a hotbed of commerce, learning, and innovation. But what happened to these mighty civilizations?

The first shots cracked at 4:47 a.m., moments before the sun peeled over the ridge of Complexo da Maré. By 9 a.m., the narrow alleys between the stilt houses looked like a war zone: spent rifle casings floating in open sewers, walls pock-marked by 50-calibre rounds, and rows of tarp-covered bodies on the hand-ball court where children usually play after school.

The first hint came not in a press release but in the whirr of high-speed presses inside a heavily-guarded print-works on the outskirts of Bamako. Workers in dust coats were told to swap the familiar blue-and-violet CFA notes for trial sheets of a new design: baobab trees, gold nuggets and the shared emblem of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).