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Africa • World

# mali • jihadist • attack • violence • sahel • ghali

Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.

Liberal

Iyad Ag Ghali, the most wanted jihadist in the Sahel, is making Mali tremble

The leader of the local Al Qaeda branch is the architect of the strategic alliance between Tuareg rebels and radical Islamists threatening to overthrow the government

May 8, 2026, 8:04 am

Al Jazeera

Liberal

Armed fighters kill at least 30 people in attacks in central Mali

May 7, 2026, 2:48 pm

Breitbart

Conservative

Twin jihadist-claimed attacks kill more than 30 in Mali

May 7, 2026, 7:03 am

Toronto Star

Liberal

Deadly double attack hits 2 central Mali villages as violence spreads

May 7, 2026, 3:14 pm

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Africa • World

# botswana • mogae • festus • aged • president • mourns

Toronto Star

Liberal

Botswana mourns death of Festus Mogae, the former president who prioritized HIV/AIDS fight

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Festus Mogae, Botswana’s former president who made a national priority of the fight against HIV and AIDS during his tenure from 1998 to 2008, has died

May 8, 2026, 12:01 pm

AP News

Liberal

Former president of Botswana Festus Mogae dies at 86

May 8, 2026, 12:00 pm

Al Jazeera

Liberal

Botswana’s former President Festus Mogae dies aged 86

May 8, 2026, 8:25 am

BBC News

Liberal

Festus Mogae: Former Botswana president dies aged 86

May 8, 2026, 4:13 am

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World • Africa

# mali • uganda • fighters • congo • kill • attack

AP News

Liberal

Islamic State-affiliated group kills 40 in Congo near Uganda border, group says

An Islamic State-affiliated group has attacked villages in Congo near the Uganda border, killing at least 40 people.

May 8, 2026, 7:48 am

Winnipeg Free Press

Liberal

At least 40 killed in Islamic State-affiliated group attack on Congo villages, local group says – Winnipeg Free Press

May 8, 2026, 3:14 am

Al Jazeera

Liberal

Armed fighters kill at least 30 people in attacks in central Mali

May 7, 2026, 2:48 pm

Toronto Star

Liberal

At least 40 killed in Islamic State-affiliated group attack on Congo villages, local group says

May 8, 2026, 3:14 am

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World • Africa

# sudan • farmers • farming • shortages • war • hungry

Winnipeg Free Press

Liberal

Sudan was already at war and hungry. Now its farmers are hit by another conflict – Winnipeg Free Press

OMDURMAN, Sudan (AP) — Two years after Sudan ’s war forced him from his land, Omer al-Hassan returned to rebuild his farm. But now a new conflict in the Middle East threatens to push him deeper into financial loss and food insecurity as fuel and...

May 7, 2026, 11:18 pm

Yahoo Finance Canada

Liberal

Sudan was already at war and hungry. Now its farmers are hit by another conflict

May 7, 2026, 11:18 pm

Al Jazeera

Liberal

Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate

May 7, 2026, 1:23 am

AP News

Liberal

Sudan's farmers face financial loss as Middle East conflict raises costs

May 7, 2026, 11:14 pm

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Africa • World

# ramaphosa • impeachment • africa • presidency • court • constitution

Al Jazeera

Liberal

South Africa’s top court revives impeachment inquiry against president

The scandal centres on a large sum of foreign currency stolen from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farmhouse in 2020.

May 8, 2026, 9:19 am

MarketScreener

Conservative

South Africa's top court revives impeachment process against president

May 8, 2026, 6:56 am

www.semafor.com

Liberal

South Africa’s top court revives Ramaphosa impeachment probe

May 8, 2026, 5:26 am

Toronto Star

Liberal

South Africa’s top court revives Ramaphosa cash scandal, paving way for impeachment

May 8, 2026, 5:14 am

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World • Africa

# persecution • persecuted • genocide • civilisation • christian • nigeria

AP News

Liberal

A Global Cry for Conscience: Mike Ike’s 'Nigerian Christians Under Siege' Confronts Humanitarian Crisis

New nonfiction work by Christian advocate Mike Ike delivers a 21-point action plan to confront systemic faith-based violence in Nigeria.

May 7, 2026, 8:16 am

Breitbart

Conservative

Gaffney Warns: Not Enough Being Done About Persecuted Christians in Nigeria, China, North Korea

May 7, 2026, 7:40 am

The Jerusalem Post

Conservative

Christian persecution in Middle East, genocide debate

May 6, 2026, 1:00 pm

Quillette

Conservative

James Kierstead on Ancient Greece, Christianity, and the...

June 8, 2026, 6:38 pm

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Africa • World

# kenyan • africa • somali • politicians • ghana • goonism

Newsmax

Conservative

Kenyan Politicians Trade Accusations of 'goonism' as Political Violence Rises Ahead of 2027 Election

May 7, 2026, 2:00 am

Winnipeg Free Press

Liberal

Kenyan politicians trade accusations of ‘goonism’ as political violence rises ahead of 2027 election – Winnipeg Free Press

May 7, 2026, 1:24 am

ABC News

Liberal

Kenyan politicians trade accusations of 'goonism' as violence rises ahead of election

May 7, 2026, 1:23 am

Toronto Star

Liberal

Kenyan politicians trade accusations of 'goonism' as political violence rises ahead of 2027 election

May 7, 2026, 1:27 am

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Africa • World

# mali • militants • attack • ambush • sahel • jihadist

Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.

Liberal

Iyad Ag Ghali, the most wanted jihadist in the Sahel, is making Mali tremble

The leader of the local Al Qaeda branch is the architect of the strategic alliance between Tuareg rebels and radical Islamists threatening to overthrow the government

May 8, 2026, 8:04 am

Toronto Star

Liberal

Militants ambush fruit trucks on the road to Bamako as a blockade of Mali's capital persists

May 6, 2026, 2:34 pm

Al Jazeera

Liberal

Al-Qaeda-linked fighters storm Mali prison, block food supplies to Bamako

May 6, 2026, 1:43 pm

AP News

Liberal

JNIM claims deadly double attacks in central Mali villages

May 7, 2026, 3:14 pm

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Africa

# congo • warns • kabila • tshisekedi • delaying • trump

BBC News

Liberal

DR Congo leader Félix Tshisekedi hints at extending term and delaying polls

"If the people want me to have a third term, I will accept," Tshisekedi says, with him due to step down in 2028.

May 7, 2026, 4:06 am

Toronto Star

Liberal

Congo's president warns next elections can't take place unless the conflict in the east is resolved

May 6, 2026, 4:01 pm

Winnipeg Free Press

Liberal

Congo’s president warns next elections can’t take place unless the conflict in the east is resolved – Winnipeg Free Press

May 6, 2026, 4:01 pm

ABC News

Liberal

Congo's president warns next elections can't take place unless conflict is resolved

May 6, 2026, 4:01 pm

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Africa • World

# abducted • orphanage • troops • rescue • nigerian • army

AP News

Liberal

Troops rescue 7 children and 2 women abducted from Nigerian orphanage

Nigeria's army says that seven children and two women abducted last month in Nigeria have been rescued by troops.

May 7, 2026, 11:12 am

Toronto Star

Liberal

Nigerian army says it rescued some children abducted from an orphanage last month

May 7, 2026, 4:25 am

Winnipeg Free Press

Liberal

Nigerian army says it rescued some children abducted from an orphanage last month – Winnipeg Free Press

May 7, 2026, 4:25 am

Newsmax

Conservative

Nigerian Army Rescues 7 Children and 2 Women Abducted from an Orphanage Last Month

May 7, 2026, 12:00 pm

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World • Africa

# uganda • congo • militants • islamic • kills • attack

Newsmax

Conservative

40 Killed in Islamic State-Affiliated Group Attack on Congo Villages

Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces militants killed at least 40 people in eastern Congo during coordinated attacks near Uganda’s border.

May 8, 2026, 6:58 am