WTO holds crunch meeting amid growing uncertainty over multilateral system
Tariff wars smashed old system, but failure to agree on reforms could see ‘some people writing a new rulebook’.
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Iran, Nigeria, and Africa’s oil dependency
Could this be the moment Africa breaks its dependency on foreign energy?
Published On 25 Mar 2026
From Pakistan to Egypt, Iran war drives up prices in Global South
Developing economies in Asia, Africa and the Middle East are most exposed to surging energy costs.
Eritrea to end 18-year AFCON isolation by playing Eswatini in qualifier
Eritrea vs Eswatini on Wednesday will serve as the first AFCON qualifier for the east African nation since 2008.
Asian stock markets plunge amid Trump’s ultimatum on Iran
Key indexes in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong tumble as Iran threatens attacks on energy infrastructure across region.
From: Quotable
Iran war is creating ‘heightened risks of instability across countries in A
David Owiro says that African countries are particularly vulnerable to the economic consequences of the Iran war.
Published On 22 Mar 2026
From: NewsFeed
Ghana pushes for slave trade to be declared a crime against Humanity
Ghana’s foreign minister proposed a resolution recognizing the trans-Atlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity.
Published On 22 Mar 2026
‘I have fought for Aaron’: A Ugandan mother confronts disability and stigma
Martha Apolot, 21, rejected by her family and community when her disabled son was born, fights daily to meet his needs.
Iran today, Africa tomorrow
What is being done to Iran today could be done to Africa tomorrow. Africa must reject this illegal war.
Palestinian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabalia, Gaza Strip. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]
People gather in Khartoum, Sudan for Eid prayers. [Marwan Ali/AP Photo]
Two Yemeni children exchange greetings following the morning Eid prayers in Sanaa, Yemen. [Mohammed Huwais/AFP]
Large congregational prayers were held in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. [Hassan Ali Elmi/AFP]
A woman gets her hands decorated with henna on the eve of the Muslim festival in Karachi, Pakistan. [Rizwan Tabassum/AFP]
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Lakemba Mosque in Sydney, where he was briefly heckled by a small group of worshippers during Eid prayers over his stance on Israel. [Hollie Adams/Reuters]
Muslim devotees fill Istanbul's Blue Mosque for Eid al-Fitr morning prayers. [Yasin Akgul/AFP]
A drone view of Albanian Muslims attending Eid al-Fitr prayers at Skanderbeg Square, in the capital, Tirana, Albania. [Florion Goga/Reuters]
People try to catch free balloons distributed during an Eid al-Fitr event outside El Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. [Khaled el Fiqi/AP]
Muslim devotees raise their hands in prayer at the Muhammadiyah University compound in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. [Chaideer/AFP]
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‘It helps us survive’: Poverty forces children into mine work in DR Congo
Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.
