2026

By Oumalkhaire Yacin February 14, 2025 The election of Donald Trump in 2016 marked a significant shift in U.S. environmental policy, particularly in the realm of climate change. His administration’s …

The United States and Israel are conducting military strikes under Operation Epic Fury on Iran since February 28, 2026. Iran's response has been immediate, wide-ranging and instructive, firing ballistic and …

The United States of America (US) and Israel launched a joint military operation on Iran on February 28, 2026, triggering a regional conflict in the Gulf within the first 72 …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are reshaping warfare across the Horn of Africa, transforming from peripheral surveillance tools into central instruments of military strategy

South Sudan is a country deeply scarred by centuries of Egyptian, British, and Sudanese colonialism, slavery, and genocide

The global trade architecture is currently undergoing a profound and rapid realignment. On February 14, 2026, in a congratulatory message to the 39th Summit of the African Union in Addis …

Over the past two decades, Ethiopia’s development trajectory has been closely intertwined with its expanding economic partnership with China

For months, African exporters and US importers, retailers, and sourcing firms reliant on AGOA preferences have operated in uncertainty. The expiration of AGOA in September 2025 created a vacuum that …

Dr. Mathieu Gotteland February 6, 2026 The elephant in the room, which came charging in 26 December 2025, is Israel’s recognition of Somaliland. Only weeks before, Israel made it public …

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