The United States has significantly heightened its security stance in Nigeria, authorising the departure of non-emergency government employees and their families from the embassy in Abuja,
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Senegal: A Decade of Unresolved Climate Displacement
DAKAR, Senegal, April 9, 2026/ — Senegalese families remain in limbo in a site called Khar Yalla, a decade after coastal floods destroyed their homes, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite recent progress, the government has not yet provided displaced families with a permanent, durable solution.
Bill Gates Set to Testify Before US Congress in Epstein Investigation
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to testify before the US Congress in June about his interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, lawmakers have confirmed.
Ghana: Damang Mining lLase Award to E&P Followed Due Process — Minerals Commission
The Minerals Commission has rejected allegations of favouritism in the awarding of the Damang mining lease to Engineers and Planners Limited (E&P), insisting that the process was transparent, competitive and strictly adhered to established regulations.
Trump Agrees to Two-week Ceasefire if Iran Opens Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump says he agrees to a proposed two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran if shipping traffic is allowed to move through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump’s 8 pm Hormuz Deadline a Binary Market Risk
Trump’s 8 pm (ET) deadline on Hormuz is a major market event, and investors are underestimating the binary risk, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Would Fiercely Resist a US Ground Invasion. History Proves It
Saeediex/Shutterstock Ibrahim Al-Marashi, IE University; California State University San Marcos The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has long exerted a strong, often underestimated power in the Middle East. With around 190,000 members, plus an estimated 450,000 reserves in the Basij paramilitary, the largest component of Iran’s Armed Forces also controls much of the country’s politics, […]
How Will the Iran War Change the Middle East?
Scott Lucas, University College Dublin; Andrew Thomas, Deakin University; Chris Ogden, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Jessica Genauer, UNSW Sydney, and Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University On February 28, the US and Israel launched a war against Iran following weeks of US military build-up in the region and threats from US President Donald Trump.
Brutal Mau Mau Camps in Kenya Were an Extension of Britain’s Colonial Prison System
Ian Caistor-Parker, University of Warwick During the Mau Mau uprising between 1952 and 1960, the British colonial government confined an estimated 150,000 Kenyans in a sprawling network of “emergency” detention camps.
Downed Jets Puncture Trump’s and Hegseth’s Claims of Air Invulnerability
An Iran war that was already proving quite unpopular with the American people has entered a new, more problematic phase. That comes with the news that a US fighter jet was shot down over Iran.