South Sudan’s Conflict Escalates
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: A hospital bombing raises fears that South Sudan has returned to civil war, Morocco tries to woo its junta-led neighbors...
Africa
Top UN court dismisses Sudan’s genocide case against UAE
The International Court of Justice has dismissed Sudan’s case alleging that the United Arab Emirates violated the Genocide Convention by supporting paramilitary forces in the Darfur region. The court said...
Africa’s message to the world: Do you want to be part of the next economic miracle?
Hakainde Hichilema is the president of Zambia. The cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development are a devastating blow for Africa. For years, the U.S. generously contributed a quarter...
Sudan’s RSF conducts first drone attack on Port Sudan, army spokesperson says
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack on a military air base and other facilities in the vicinity of Port Sudan Airport, a Sudanese army spokesperson...
Hospital bombing kills 7 amid fears South Sudan is returning to civil war
At least seven people were killed and 20 injured in an attack on a hospital and market in South Sudan on Saturday, a medical charity has said, as fears mount...
Battle for next pope is about whether Rome is still the Church’s power base
Most mornings since the death of Pope Francis, around 180 cardinals have filed into a Vatican City assembly hall, sat down in rows of high-backed wooden chairs, and bickered over...
Carry1st brings Call of Duty: Mobile tournament to Africa as championship qualifier
Carry1st, Africa’s mobile game publisher, announced the return of its flagship Call of Duty: Mobile tournament as part of the Carry1st Africa Cup 2025. With 200+ teams and over 1,000...
‘Be bold and do it anyway’: Mo Abudu on her vision for African cinema
Mo Abudu has a vision for Africa’s creative economy, and the next stage will start in an old theater in South London. The Nigerian media mogul plans to turn the...
U.S. Pushes Congo and Rwanda to Sign Ukraine-Style Mineral Deals
Massad Boulos, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Africa policy, told Reuters on Thursday that the administration wants the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to sign a...
Trump scales back US diplomacy in Africa
is looking to cut costs by scaling back its diplomatic presence around the world. According to Trump’s plan, nearly 30 embassies and consulates worldwide will be closed, many of them...
