NWS Africa Desk
Articles by NWS
How Morocco’s Shadow Ruptured Algeria’s Relations with the UAE
Behind the ambassador’s expulsion lies a decades-old rivalry over Western Sahara, billions in Gulf investment, and two starkly different visions of Arab foreign policy.
UN General Assembly Adopts Africa's Proposal for a New World Map
Africa’s real land mass (30.4 million km²) is roughly three times the size of Europe, over 14 times Greenland, and larger than the US, China, India, and Brazil combined. The new Equal Earth map renders continents at these true proportions, which is exactly what the resolution is pushing schools, governments, and platforms like Google Maps to adopt going forward.
Kenya Tells Tata Chemicals to Go – and Signals Africa Is Done Just Exporting Raw Minerals
Kenya’s order for Tata Chemicals to leave Lake Magadi is about more than one company: it reflects Nairobi’s push to keep more mineral value at home by linking resource extraction to local manufacturing, jobs and industrialisation.
Ebola Outbreak in DRC Becomes Deadliest in Country’s History: What Travellers Need to Know
From border screenings to quarantine wards, how nations near and far are preparing as DRC’s Ebola outbreak continues to grow.
Mali-France Thaw: Junta Pardons French Spy Amid West Africa’s Bloodiest Year
The Sahel – the arid belt south of the Sahara stretching across West Africa – has become one of the world’s deadliest conflict zones, and this single clemency order may untangle a year-long diplomatic standoff between Bamako and Paris.