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Africa Pushes For Greater Control Of Critical Minerals

African countries are stepping up efforts to gain greater control over the continent’s critical mineral resources as global demand for minerals such as cobalt, lithium, copper, manganese and graphite continues to rise. Africa holds about 30% of the world’s critical mineral reserves,
August 19, 2026

War Crimes Accountability Tests Global Justice System

For decades, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has carried a powerful promise: that individuals accused of the world’s gravest crimes regardless of their political influence or military power can be held accountable. But in 2026, that promise is facing one of its
July 25, 2026

Kremlin Faces Growing Pressure For Ukraine Peace

The battlefield has dominated Europe’s largest war in generations, but this week the center of gravity is shifting from trenches to diplomacy. As the conflict enters its fifth year, mounting military costs, economic strain and international pressure are forcing all sides to
July 25, 2026

Africa Ends raw Mineral Export Era

For decades, Africa has exported its mineral wealth while importing finished products at far higher prices a cycle that enriched foreign industries far more than the continent that supplied the raw materials. Today, that model is facing its strongest challenge yet. Across
July 25, 2026

Africa’s Industrial Power Shift Begins

For decades, Africa has remained one of the world’s richest continents in terms of natural resources, yet it has struggled to translate that wealth into broad-based economic prosperity. Now, African governments are renewing efforts to change that reality by strengthening economic integration,
July 24, 2026

Has America Lost Ground in Africa?

For more than two decades, the United States has invested billions of dollars in military operations, counterterrorism campaigns and security partnerships across Africa, yet a growing number of analysts are questioning whether Washington’s strategy has delivered lasting stability or whether it has
July 24, 2026

Africa’s Minerals Fuel New Global Rivalry

For decades, Africa has been presented by global powers as a continent of partnership, development and economic opportunity. Yet beneath the language of investment, trade and cooperation lies a deeper geopolitical competition driven by one of the world’s most valuable assets: Africa’s
July 24, 2026

Iran, Iraq Forge Strategic Regional Alliance

Iran and Iraq have signed a series of wide-ranging agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation across key sectors, underscoring both countries’ determination to deepen economic integration, enhance regional security and reinforce one of the Middle East’s most significant strategic relationships. The agreements
July 24, 2026

Rubio Pushes Arms While Seeking Peace

The United States will continue supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons while intensifying efforts to secure a negotiated end to the war with Russia, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, reaffirming Washington’s dual-track strategy of military support and diplomacy more than
July 24, 2026

Rubio Rejects ICC Warrant Against Netanyahu

The United States has reaffirmed its opposition to the International Criminal Court’s authority over Israel, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio declaring that Washington will not enforce the ICC’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, further deepening a diplomatic standoff
July 24, 2026

ICC States Decide Karim Khan’s Fate

The future of the International Criminal Court’s suspended Chief Prosecutor, Karim Khan, hangs in the balance on Friday as the court’s 125 member states convene at United Nations headquarters in New York for a confidential vote that could remove him from office
July 24, 2026
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