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Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
Last updated: October 2026
Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
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Syria is in the final stages of establishing a correspondent bank account with neighboring Türkiye's central bank and will also discuss a potential currency swap aimed at boosting trade, according to the Syrian central bank chief. Türkiye has been the main backer of the Syrian …
Twenty-four years after the arrest of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, now 67, and after long stretches in solitary confinement, he remains a central figure in Palestinian politics. His influence has outpaced that of other officials in decision-making roles, and he has topped Fatah elections in …
Global finance leaders, whipsawed by Middle East war news, came to grips this past week with their inability to mitigate the economic damage from increasingly frequent geopolitical shocks, and a realization that counting on US leadership to resolve crises is no longer the guarantee it …
A joint military exercise between Egypt and Pakistan has underscored growing ties between the two countries, which became increasingly evident during the recent Iran war. The joint drill, dubbed “Raad 2,” began Thursday with the participation of Egyptian paratroopers and Pakistani special forces and is …
Saudi Arabia's critical pipeline to the Red Sea suffered a recent attack from Iran, cutting throughput by 700,000 barrels per day. The attack hit a pumping station on the East-West pipeline, according to a state news agency report. This pipeline brings crude oil from processing …
Anjana Sankar is an independent journalist based in Abu Dhabi who covers conflicts, migration, and humanitarian crises in the Middle East and beyond. She was the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow in 2024. Dubai can feel like a city designed to defy reality. …
The Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Yamahi, expressed his condemnation and condemnation of the blatant and repeated attacks carried out by the occupation entity against the Lebanese Republic, which resulted in hundreds of victims and injuries among innocent civilians as well as …
Business Sultan Al Jaber calls for full, unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz ADNOC CEO warns restrictions threaten global energy security, markets and economic stability His Excellency Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Managing Director and Group CEO …
Trump warns ‘shootin’ starts’ if Iran fails to reopen Strait of Hormuz — says regime ‘better stop’ charging tolls as 300 ships wait amid cease-fire WASHINGTON — President Trump warned Iran Thursday that it “better stop” charging ships fees to pass through the Strait of …
President Donald Trump's top economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Thursday that getting even one oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz would provide a "huge chunk of what's missing" amid a global supply crunch caused by the U.S.-Israel war in Iran. Hassett, director of White …