Burkina Faso: Escalating Al-Qaeda Attacks and a Deepening Security Crisis General Situation: Burkina Faso faces a worsening security crisis since 2015, with the country experiencing continuous attacks from jihadist groups…
First Story: NATO Deepens Security Partnership with Egypt What’s the News? Javier Colomina, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, concluded an official visit to Cairo that lasted…
The Event: On December 30, 2025, a UN team reached the city of El-Fasher (capital of North Darfur state) for the first time since its fall to the Rapid Support…
1. Ethiopia Launches Africa’s Largest Airport Project What’s the News? Ethiopia signed an agreement to begin construction of Africa’s largest airport worth $12.5 billion near Addis Ababa, a strategic move…
The Event: On January 9, 2026, the Sudanese civil war completed 1,000 days since its outbreak on April 15, 2023. This number – a thousand days – is not just…
What is happening in Venezuela is no longer purely an internal matter, but has transformed into a geopolitical issue that directly affects the global energy system, redraws the map of…
In an unprecedented legal and diplomatic precedent, the trial of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in absentia begins today, Monday, January 5, 2026, in a federal court in Miami, Florida, on…
Update: January 5, 2026 Yemen: The Battle for Hadramawt Reshapes the Gulf Influence Map Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have regained control of Mukalla, the strategic capital of Hadramawt province, following…