Africa Intelligence Brief News Roundup (September 17, 2025)

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) North Africa balanced autonomy and alignment, with Algeria resisting U.S. security ties, Morocco joining naval drills, Egypt accelerating privatization, Tunisia's schools facing strikes, and Libya pivoting to heritage...

126 Killed As Attacks On Land, Environmental Defenders Heightens Across Africa -New Report Reveals

0 …Countless More Criminalised A new Global Witness report, Roots of Resistance, published on Wednesday revealed that at least 126 land and environmental defenders have been killed or disappeared in Africa since 2012, with the Democratic Republic...

Arab-Islamic summit in Qatar: Here's a look at 57 members of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Leaders from across the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathered in Doha this week to address Israel’s attack on Qatar. During the summit, member nations denounced the September 9, 2025, attack as a grave violation of...

Forbes Sustainability Leaders 2025

The Forbes Sustainability Leaders List highlights global leaders including entrepreneurs, investors, activists and scientists who are working to combat the climate crisis. Record-shattering heat, billion-dollar storms and rising seas are unfolding...

Children of War, Fathers of Regret

On a dusty morning in Nigeria’s northeast, the echoes in camps are no longer the rattle of gunfire or the rumble of motorcycles but the piercing laughter of children. They pour out of makeshift classrooms, books tucked under their arms, chasing...

‘Days Of Our Lives’ Spoilers Tuesday, September 16: Theo & Chad Bond, Leo vs Gabi, Tony’s Announcement

Days of Our Lives spoilers are in for Tuesday, September 16, 2025! Fans can expect Theo Carver (Tyler Joseph Andrews) to bond with Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn). Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart) confronts Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez). Plus, Tony DiMera...

As Qatar Hosts Arab-Islamic Summit, Here's A Look At The 57 OIC Member States

Last Updated:September 16, 2025, 00:13 IST The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, as of September 2025, includes 57 member states spread across Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America Rapid Read Summarized by AI. + Initially called the...

 Beauty In Value Chain: The Shea Butter Story 

1 There is growing investment in processing facilities in Nigeria. This is expected to have an effect on the trade dynamics of shea products in West Africa. There is a general trend of moving from export of raw materials to processing in most West...

“Dangerous plan”: Lay Executives in Chad Join Catholic Bishops in Denouncing Government’s Draft Pastoral Code

The Ministry of Livestock’s move to reintroduce a draft revision of the pastoral code is reigniting debate. Originally drafted in 2014 and adopted by the National Assembly in 2015, the bill was never promulgated by former President Idriss Déby...

Governor Zulum Inspects Lake Chad Clearance Project, Opens New Islamic College in Baga

The Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has inaugurated a new 48-classroom Integrated High Islamic College in Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area. The school, unveiled on Friday, is designed to give almajirai a second chance at...

Women lead for learning - Insights from the 2025 Gender Report

Although the global majority of teachers are women, the Gender Report of the 2025 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, Women lead for learning, confirms that the “glass ceiling” still blocks women from top positions in education. The report...

Hot spots shift in Africa’s mpox battle as cholera activity spikes in Chad and Republic of Congo

Though mpox activity is declining in Africa’s highest burden countries, trends are on the upswing in others, including Kenya, Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria, a top official from Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said...

JAS resurgence deepens Lake Chad Basin’s complex security crisis

JAS resurgence deepens Lake Chad Basin’s complex security crisis Focusing only on Boko Haram’s ISWAP faction is no longer an option for the region’s security forces. After being weakened by years of clashes with rival Boko Haram faction Islamic...

Africa surges ahead on school meals

JOHANNESBURG: GOVERNMENTS in subSaharan Africa have provided school meals to roughly 20 million extra children over the past two years, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday, showing a move away from dependence on foreign aid and a...

African govts expand school meal programs in SSA, MENA regions

By EDITH MUTETHYA in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-09-12 15:55 Students study in a classroom at Tanda primary and secondary school (GS Tanda) in Rwanda, May 27, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] Governments across Sub-Saharan Africa and...

Silent Casualties Of Terror War: The Struggles Of Fallen Heroes’ Widows, Children

0 ABUJA – At 5:12 a.m., there is power cut again in the two-room quarters that Sergeant Musa once paid for before he was ambushed outside Dikwa. His widow, Hauwa (not her real name), lights a stub of candle and counts coins on a cracked plastic...

Africa Intelligence Brief News Roundup (September 10, 2025)

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) The African continent on September 10, 2025, was marked by diplomacy, military maneuvers, electoral tensions, and economic shifts. In North Africa, Morocco secured strong UNHRC support for its Western Sahara autonomy plan...

Djimon Hounsou Joins Henry Cavill in Chad Stahelski’s HIGHLANDER Remake

Djimon Hounsou has officially joined the cast of Amazon MGM’s upcoming remake of Highlander. This new take on the 1980s cult classic is being directed by Chad Stahelski (John Wick) and will star Henry Cavill as Connor MacLeod, the immortal...

Africa feeding 20 million more children with school meals: WFP

Governments in sub-Saharan Africa have provided school meals to roughly 20 million extra children over the past two years, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday, showing a move away from dependence on foreign aid and a stronger...

Africa's remote geological wonder

In 2016, Ennedi – roughly the size of Switzerland – was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Shortly afterwards, it was classified as a Natural and Cultural Reserve and taken under the protection of the renowned non-profit conservation...