Africa

Burundi agrees to receive US third-country deportees, excluding those with crime or terror links

Washington has sent so-called third-country deportees to some half a dozen African nations under opaque deals that Senate Democrats say have cost tens of millions of dollars.

OCTOBER 1, 2026|ByREUTERS

Burundian nationals stand outside their country's embassy as they seek travel documents to return to Burundi despite Kenya's government offering a temporary amnesty to undocumented East African nationals fearing a crackdown on small-scale traders from abroad, in Nairobi, Kenya, September 8, 2026.

HOUTHI TERRORISTS carry weapons as they stand near the site of Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, in September.

Israel cannot secure the Red Sea without an African strategy - opinion

The Red Sea threat goes beyond the Houthis. Israel needs an African strategy to protect trade and build lasting regional security.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2026|BySHMUEL LEGESSE

Israir plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 24, 2026.

Israir expands Morocco service with two weekly Marrakesh flights, plans Casablanca route

Under the planned schedule, passengers could, for example, fly from Israel to Marrakesh and return from Casablanca without traveling back to their original arrival city.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

A woman casts her ballot as she votes during Morocco's legislative elections at a polling station inside a school at the Udayas neighborhood in Rabat on September 23, 2026.

Authenticity and Modernity Party wins Morocco vote, Islamists return to opposition

"The message is clear," Dr. Yasmine Hasnaoui said. "Citizens are reticent about what these political parties will bring, because we saw them in the previous government."

SEPTEMBER 26, 2026|ByJACOB WIRTSCHAFTER / THE MEDIA LINE

Eritrea's Blue Revolution: Inside the movement challenging one of Africa's longest-serving rulers

AFRICA AFFAIRS: For years, Eritreans in Israel have been caught between refuge and exile. One opposition movement believes the answer lies not in staying, but in transforming the country they fled.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026ByALEX WINSTON

SOME 1,300 members and supporters of the Eritrean Blue Revolution Front attend their August Congress in Israel. The movement, which grew out of the diaspora-based Brigade N’Hamedu, says it seeks to turn years of activism into organized political opposition to President Isaias Afwerki’s government.

Somaliland delegation eyes Israeli military presence to strengthen cooperation against Houthis

“If they get help from the Israelis, they can beat the Houthis and make it safe,” Dirie said.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026BySAM HALPERN

The Israel and Somaliland Friendship Association delegation in Israel. September 2026.

Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Tigray region after takeover of Mekelle airport

Ethiopian Airlines said on social media that flights to Mekelle and the cities of Shire and Axum had been halted "due to the current situation in Tigray region," without giving further details.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026ByREUTERS

Ethiopian special force are seen at Mekelle airport as International Relief group Cargo Plane landed in Tigray Mekelle on March 9, 2021.

Rwandan man charged in UK with genocide offenses appears in court

Prosecutor Jane Stansfield said Vincent Brown was head of the Department of Family Health within Rwanda's National Office of Population when the genocide began.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026ByREUTERS

WESTMINSTER MAGISTRATES’ COURT; Illustrative.

US gives UN more time to end support for Somalia peacekeepers

Analysts warn the eventual loss of UN logistics support could imperil the force propping up the fragile government.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026ByREUTERS

A foreign security expert arrives at the scene of a suicide explosion targeting the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia November 11, 2021; illustrative.

Ethiopia and Israel share a new year - and an opportunity to deepen their historic ties - opinion

Ethiopia enters a new year of economic growth and major development projects while seeking to strengthen its strategic partnership with Israel.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2026ByTESFAYE YETAYEH

ETHIOPIA’S GRAND Renaissance Dam undergoes construction work on the Nile River in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, on September 26. (Tiksa Negeri/File Photo/Reuters)

My Word: From 9/11 to October 7, the dates that changed the world - opinion

Twenty-five years after the Durban Conference, there is a tidal wave of antisemitic attacks; 25 years after 9/11, Christian communities are being targeted no less than the Jews.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2026ByLIAT COLLINS