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Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
Last updated: October 2026
Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
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Necva Taştan Sevinç 02 October 2026•Update: 02 October 2026 The African Union Commission called Thursday on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint amid heightened tensions between the three countries driven by disputes over regional seaport access, water resources and shifting military alliances in …
Ethiopia has escalated its dispute with Eritrea by closing its embassy in Asmara and declaring 10 Eritrean diplomats in Addis Ababa persona non grata, accusing them of engaging in activities that directly threaten its national security. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the …
Moscow [Russia], September 30 (ANI): The creative economy is emerging as a potential area of cross-border investment and economic cooperation among BRICS+ countries, with creative industries increasingly contributing to innovation, employment, exports and urban development, according to a TV BRICS study. The global creative industries …
Protesters against illegal immigration in South Africa call for more deportations DURBAN, South Africa — Hundreds of people held a demonstration against illegal immigration in the South African city of Durban on Wednesday, vowing to intensify their actions against what they say is the government's …
Right Livelihood Award honors women taking on autocrats, discrimination and unchecked AI STOCKHOLM — The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Wednesday to two women and two women-led organizations challenging authoritarian rule, violence and discrimination against women, and the harms caused by artificial intelligence, the Stockholm-based …
Moscow [Russia], September 30 (ANI): The creative economy is emerging as a potential area of cross-border investment and economic cooperation among BRICS+ countries, with creative industries increasingly contributing to innovation, employment, exports and urban development, according to a TV BRICS study. The global creative industries …
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Hundreds of people held a demonstration against illegal immigration in the South African city of Durban on Wednesday, vowing to intensify their actions against what they say is the government’s failure to deal with the issue. The crowds, led by …
Right Livelihood Award honors women taking on autocrats, discrimination and unchecked AI The Right Livelihood Award has been given to two women and two women-led organizations to recognize work against authoritarianism, violence and AI-related harms STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Wednesday …
Andrew Wasike 30 September 2026•Update: 30 September 2026 Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote broke ground on a $16 billion oil refinery in Kenya's coastal Lamu County on Wednesday, launching a major energy project intended to supply fuel to the wider East African market. The Dangote …
Displaced Sudanese children who have returned from Ethiopia gather amid tents fortified against heavy rain by sandbags, in a camp run by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Sudan's border town of Gallabat on September 4, 2024. (AFP File Photo) Nearly 8.3 million refugees …