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Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability 

27 April 2026

Mali’s security crisis has worsened since rival armed groups have allied and launched coordinated attacks across the c...

Iran offers Hormuz deal without nuclear talks, as it seeks broader buy-in 

27 April 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has discussed with regional interlocutors a proposal aim...

Canada’s Carney announces a sovereign wealth fund 

27 April 2026

News|Business and Economy Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is developing a government-owned inves...

DR Congo to establish US-backed paramilitary guard for mines 

27 April 2026

News|Mining The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) plans to set up a paramilitary unit to secure the country’s lar...

NPT summit: Can nuclear pact survive US-Israel war on Iran? 

27 April 2026

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), the cornerstone of global efforts to prevent the spread of...

Rival armed groups join forces against the Malian state: What next? 

27 April 2026

A series of coordinated attacks carried out by ⁠⁠armed groups across Mali has exposed security vulnerabilities in th...

Have US-Iran talks failed? Why no deal yet doesn’t mean diplomacy is dead 

27 April 2026

Tensions between the United States and Iran have reached another critical juncture. While a fragile ceasefire is holding...

‘Clearly stronger’: Germany’s Merz says Iran ‘humiliated’ US in its war 

27 April 2026

News|Conflict German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the United States is being “humiliated” in its war with Iran, wa...

Fighting over access to water in Chad kills at least 42, army intervenes 

27 April 2026

News|Conflict At least 42 people have been killed in eastern Chad after a dispute between two families over access to wa...

Somalia hunger crisis worsens as drought displaces more than 500,000 people 

27 April 2026

Across Somalia, communities are suffering through a deepening hunger crisis, driven from their homes by drought and left...