Gerrit Kurtz

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07 April 2026 10:54

There are often reasons to be skeptical about the EU's commitment to a "rules-based international order", but this liberation of an #Iran flagged fishing vessel from #Somalia pirates by ATALANTA seems to fit the commitment. eunavfor.eu/news/atalant...

Tom Gardner

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03 April 2026 13:10

In @economist.com this week I explore the explosive growth of African Catholicism - a shift so seismic for the faith that it has been compared to the upheaval of the Protestant Reformation - and what it means for the future of the world's biggest church: www.economist.com/internationa...

Rachel Savage

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03 April 2026 13:02

People in Burkina Faso should forget about democracy, the military president, Ibrahim Traoré, told the country’s state broadcaster. "We must tell the truth, democracy isn’t for us.”

Africa Is a Country

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02 April 2026 17:54

In Guadalajara, fans from three continents celebrated football together in what was a taste of a World Cup that most won't be able to afford or attend. africasacountry.com/2026/04/in-g...

Emily Dische-Becker

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02 April 2026 17:47

do only companies get to claim force majeure or can regular people, say, use it to get out of late fees or in their automatic replies e.g. hello, i will be delayed in responding to your email for the foreseeable future because FORCE MAJEEEEEEURE