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Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
Last updated: October 2026
Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
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AI Chatbots Fail Safety Tests: 8 of 10 Assisted Teens in Planning Attacks — Meta AI & Perplexity Highlighted Character.AI encouraged violence in seven cases, urging actions against public figures without prompting, raising serious safety concerns Eight of the 10 most popular AI chatbots assisted …
Far-left, ‘Squad’-backed Dems crash and burn in Illinois primaries WASHINGTON — Democratic candidates aligned with the far-left legislative “Squad” went 0 for 6 in Illinois House primary races Tuesday evening, dealing a blow to insurgent dreams of taking control of the party following the November …
Assure support for the measures taken by Arab countries subjected to such attacks Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, condemned the continued Iranian attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates, stressing that these aggressive practices constitute a flagrant violation of all international …
News Arab Parliament condemns continued blatant Iranian attacks targeting UAE WAM - Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, condemned the continued blatant Iranian attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates, stressing that these aggressive practices constitute a flagrant violation of all international …
UAE vows strong response to Iranian attacks, condemns aggression Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, expressed his sincere condolences and deep sympathy to the families of the victims of Iran’s unprovoked terrorist attacks targeting the …
Speaker of the Arab Parliament Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Yamahi renewed his strong condemnation of the continued blatant and repeated Iranian attacks targeting several Arab countries. In a statement on Wednesday, Al-Yamahi said that these attacks violate the rules of international law and the Charter of …
US encouraging Syria to assist with disarming Hezbollah in Lebanon — sources People briefed on the matter say Damascus is hesitant to take military action in eastern Lebanon, concerned about risks of Iranian missile attacks and domestic instability DAMASCUS, Syria (Reuters) – The United States …
Syria on Wednesday launched a plan supported by Washington to rid the Middle Eastern country of legacy chemical weapons that were used against its people by forces under the ousted leader, Bashar al-Assad. For decades, Assad ran a large-scale program for chemical weapons, the use …
UAE UAE President receives phone call from Ethiopian Prime Minister UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from His Excellency Dr Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, during which they discussed developments …
Former congresswoman Melissa Bean won Tuesday’s Democratic primary election in the 8th District of Illinois, the seat she held from 2005 to 2011. Bean’s name recognition and high-profile endorsements propelled her to victory with help from big-money interest groups supporting Israel and big tech. Her …