#bbc.com. #Feb.17.2026 × US soldiers arrive in Nigeria to aid its fight against Islamist militants. The troops, who landed at an airfield in Bauchi state, will not take part in combat operations, officials say.
#Nigeria #Africa × #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. #Feb.17.2026 × Jesse Jackson was ‘direct connection to great civil rights era’, says Diane Abbott. MP leads UK tributes to African American campaigner, who has died aged 84
#Politics #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Feb.17.2026 × Role of far-right ‘manosphere’ in homophobic attacks on men to be investigated in Victoria. Exclusive: Greens move to call parliamentary inquiry after series of ‘disturbing’ attacks targeting gay and bisexual men lured via dating apps
#Seychelles #Africa × #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. #Feb.17.2026 × Kenyan authorities used Israeli tech to crack activist’s phone, report claims. Citizen Lab report suggests Cellebrite software was used to break into Boniface Mwangi’s phone while he was under arrest
#Tech #Kenya #Africa × #Asia #Israel
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.17.2026 × ‘No tomorrow’: Fury says Joshua car crash motivated his boxing return. Joshua accident in Nigeria that caused two deaths was 'biggest turning point' in Fury's decision to return to the ring.
#Sport #Nigeria #Africa × #boxing
#bbc.com. #Feb.17.2026 × Malawi launches search for suspects in fake funeral charcoal smuggling. Officials allege that an empty coffin was placed over concealed bags of charcoal in a hearse.
#Malawi #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. #Feb.17.2026 × How a hardline ‘Trump-style’ Liberal immigration policy to ban migrants from Gaza and Somalia was developed. Another senior member of Sussan Ley’s team has expressed serious reservations about aspects of the plan
#Politics #Somalia #Africa × #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. #Feb.17.2026 × ‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?. The long read: His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle has
#Africa × #Algeria
#bbc.com. #Feb.17.2026 × South Africa's Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen: How the tide turned against him. John Steenhuisen will not seek re-election as DA leader, leaving the race wide open for a successor.
#Africa × #South Africa
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.16.2026 × US deploys 100 soldiers to Nigeria as attacks by armed groups surge. US soldiers will not have a combat role and are to operate under full command authority of Nigeria's military.
#Nigeria #Africa × #USA #North America
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.16.2026 × Drone attack on busy market in Sudan kills at least 28. Drone-fired missiles hit when market packed with people, 'exacerbating the humanitarian tragedy', rights group says.
#Sudan #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. #Feb.16.2026 × Could we have 13 million new tiles please? The astonishing £42m rebirth of modernist masterpiece Africa Hall. Hailed as one of the defining achievements of African architecture, the historic, recently refurbished Ethiopian landmark has now won the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism prize
#Ethiopia #Africa × #Americas
#bbc.com. #Feb.16.2026 × Ghana tomato traders among dead in Burkina Faso attack. Seven men from Ghana were "burnt beyond recognition" after Islamists raided the town they were travelling through.
#Ghana #Africa × #Burkina Faso
#bbc.com. #Feb.16.2026 × South African trio charged with Bolt driver Isaac Satlat's murder filmed on dashcam. Police are still looking for a fourth suspect in the attack which has shocked South Africans.
#Africa × #South Africa
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.16.2026 × ‘Dangerous escalation’: Nations condemn Israel over occupied West Bank move. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar slam Israel's decision to register occupied West Bank lands as 'state property'.
#Africa × #Asia #Egypt #Israel #Qatar #Saudi Arabia
#theguardian.com. #Feb.16.2026 × International humanitarian law is at risk – but it still carries weight | Kenneth Roth. A study says IHL is at ‘critical breaking point’ amid horrendous violations in Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. But to declare its demise would be premature
#Sudan #Africa × #Ukraine #Europe
#theguardian.com. #Feb.16.2026 × Floating cities of logs: can the ‘lungs of Africa’ survive its exploitation?. The Congo River basin is one of the planet’s most biodiverse ecosystems. But it is also home to a growing population and relentless trade in timber and charcoal
#Africa × #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#oilprice.com. #Feb.16.2026 × Dangote Drives Nigeria’s Domestic Fuel Supply Above 57% as Imports Retreat | OilPrice.com. The Dangote Refinery has achieved full operational capacity, supplying over half of Nigeria's domestic fuel needs for the first time while reducing petrol prices and positioning the country as a region
#Business #Nigeria #Africa ×
#oilprice.com. #Feb.16.2026 × Eni Makes Major Gas Discovery Offshore Ivory Coast | OilPrice.com. Italian energy major Eni announced the Calao South discovery, a significant natural gas and condensate find offshore Côte d'Ivoire that is estimated to be the country's second-largest discovery after B
#Business #Ivory Coast #Africa × #Italy #Europe
#bbc.com. #Feb.16.2026 × JKIA strike: Kenya labour dispute delays flights at international hub airport. Authorities say they have put in place contingency measures as a labour dispute affects travel.
#Aviation #Kenya #Africa ×
#bbc.com. #Feb.16.2026 × Nigeria warns against enlisting abroad after reports of deaths in Ukraine. The authorities say a growing number of citizens are being illegally recruited to fight elsewhere.
#Nigeria #Africa × #Ukraine #Europe
#theguardian.com. #Feb.16.2026 × Liberal infighting erupts in Nepean as executive sidelines branch to back mayor dubbed ‘Sam Groth 2.0’. Exclusive: Victorian executive fast-tracks Mornington Peninsula mayor as former deputy opposition leader’s successor in byelection
#Seychelles #Africa × #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. #Feb.16.2026 × ‘The goal has been to demystify’: how a colonial Nairobi library was restored and given back to the people. Once a whites-only enclave, the grand McMillan Memorial library is one of three in the Kenyan capital that have been transformed for the community
#Kenya #Africa ×
#wikipedia.org. Africa. Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. With nearly 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population. Africa's popul
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