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Yemen: Escalating conflict drives new displacement and refugee arrivals in Djibouti

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning that rapidly escalating hostilities along Yemen's western coast have displaced more than 100,000 people inside the country and forced thousands more to seek…

Oct 29, 2026
CleanSpark and BitFuFu see bitcoin production slip in September as Canaan remains flat

CleanSpark and BitFuFu see bitcoin production slip in September as Canaan remains flat

CleanSpark is ending monthly mining reports, while BitFuFu faces uncertainty over its Ethiopia deal.

Oct 29, 2026
‘Boorman and the Devil’ Review: The Making of John Boorman’s 1977 Disaster ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’ Becomes a Documentary So Unbelievable It’s Funny

‘Boorman and the Devil’ Review: The Making of John Boorman’s 1977 Disaster ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’ Becomes a Documentary So Unbelievable It’s Funny

You might call Boorman’s fortitude admirable, but you could also call it delusional. And it lends "Boorman and the Devil" the quality of a true-life Christopher Guest movie. For this…

Oct 29, 2026
Forget the savannahs: The real future of Africa is in its cities

Forget the savannahs: The real future of Africa is in its cities

More than 700 million Africans already live in urban areas, and this number is expected to reach around 1.4 billion by 2050 Read Full Article at RT.com

Oct 29, 2026

Africa CDC Welcomes Emergency Consultative Group Recommendations on Ebola Bundibugyo Response

Africa CDC welcomes the recommendations of the Emergency Consultative Group (ECG), which will guide the organisation in providing the best possible scientific advice to the Democratic Republic of the Congo…

Oct 29, 2026
Ahead of BRICS, Congress recalls 2012 summit where former PM Manmohan Singh proposed development bank

Ahead of BRICS, Congress recalls 2012 summit where former PM Manmohan Singh proposed development bank

Congress highlighted BRICS' origins and India's 2012 summit hosting. Then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proposed the BRICS Development Bank idea. This institution later became the New Development Bank headquartered in…

Oct 29, 2026
BRICS Summit 2026: Stage set at Bharat Mandapam as PM Modi hosts expanded global powerhouse

BRICS Summit 2026: Stage set at Bharat Mandapam as PM Modi hosts expanded global powerhouse

New Delhi is preparing to host the BRICS Summit 2026 on September 12-13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead discussions on resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability. Several heads of state…

Oct 29, 2026
Chinese solar companies reroute supply chains through Africa and Southeast Asia to dodge US tariffs

Chinese solar companies reroute supply chains through Africa and Southeast Asia to dodge US tariffs

Chinese solar firms' supply chain rerouting highlights the challenges of enforcing tariffs, potentially reshaping global trade dynamics. The post Chinese solar companies reroute supply chains through Africa and Southeast Asia…

Oct 29, 2026
Viral and host determinants of arboviral disease severity in African populations: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Viral and host determinants of arboviral disease severity in African populations: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Author summary Five mosquito-borne viruses, namely dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, and Zika, cause widespread illness across Africa, yet most of what we know about why some patients…

Oct 29, 2026
Every Major Men’s Running World Record Ranked From Shortest To Longest

Every Major Men’s Running World Record Ranked From Shortest To Longest

This has been an unusually busy year for men’s running world records being broken. In the past 4 months, the running world has seen the men’s world records for 1…

Oct 29, 2026
“It’s just generally scary that a car can do that to you so easily”: EF pro cyclist Lukas Nerurkar seriously injured after being hit by driver on training ride whilst visiting family back in UK

“It’s just generally scary that a car can do that to you so easily”: EF pro cyclist Lukas Nerurkar seriously injured after being hit by driver on training ride whilst visiting family back in UK

Lukas Nerurkar has revealed he was seriously injured by a driver in a training crash whilst visiting family in England.The incident occurred on 2nd July. The 22-year-old suffered a broken…

Oct 29, 2026
Eritrean Forces Suffer 'Heavy Losses' in Tigray, Ethiopian Militia Says

Eritrean Forces Suffer 'Heavy Losses' in Tigray, Ethiopian Militia Says

Eritrean troops in Tigray have suffered "heavy losses" and are retreating towards their border, according to a spokesperson for an Ethiopian pro-government militia.

Oct 29, 2026