Africa

The ongoing Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping have created ripple effects across East Africa, disrupting trade routes, straining economies dependent on maritime commerce, and forcing diplomatic recalculations among coastal nations from Djibouti to Somalia.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is pushing a constitutional reform that critics warn could significantly expand executive power and undermine the federal structure that has held the country together since 1995.

With Google's Equiano cable operational and new data centers opening in Lagos, Africa is racing to close its digital infrastructure gap — but the continent still holds just 0.6% of global capacity while 63% lack mobile internet.

Sudan's military authorities have lifted a two-year curfew in the capital Khartoum, 18 months after retaking the city from the Rapid Support Forces, though fighting continues elsewhere.

South Africa's ruling ANC is projected to score its worst result yet in November 4 municipal elections, as xenophobic violence displaces over 176,000 migrants and public frustration over poverty and poor services reaches a peak.

African governments cautiously navigate the Strait of Hormuz crisis with quiet diplomacy, keeping quiet on blame as fuel shortages and crop failures spread across the continent.

Thousands of anti-migrant protesters marched in South Africa under heavy police presence. Foreigners had already left parts of the country ahead of a deadline set by anti-migrant groups, amid rising tensions.