How the Houthi-Saudi conflict is affecting African countries
9/10/2026: African economies are already suffering from the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, which is making fuel and fertilizer scarce and more expensive. If the Bab el-Mandeb Strait also becomes impassable, the situation could deteriorate further.
Source: DW
Guterres condemns new US sanctions on International Criminal Court
9/10/2026: The US has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowing to “dismantle the ICC, brick by brick”. The UN Secretary-General has strongly criticised the US decision and independent human rights experts have called on countries committed to the rule of law to stand together in defence of the Court.
Source: UN News
Singapore increasingly isolated on death penalty
8/10/2026: A growing number of states across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are taking positive steps towards reducing the use and scope of the death penalty. Singapore remains the only ASEAN member state known to carry out executions regularly and to openly oppose substantive reform.
Source: Amnesty International
Can Africa’s biggest electrification drive keep its promise?
8/10/2026: In 2024, an ambitious plan was launched to deliver reliable power to 300 million more sub-Saharan Africans by 2030. Official figures state that 50 million people have been connected so far across 40 African countries but there are doubts over the accuracy of this figure.
Source: Dialogue Earth
Ethiopia’s return to conflict: a spiralling regional polycrisis
8/10/2026: The escalating violence in Tigray is a civilian catastrophe reflecting deep domestic rifts. Ethiopia needs relief, reconstruction and a political reconfiguration. But its conflict cannot be separated from the broader picture, as wars in Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Iran and beyond enmesh to devastating effect.
Source: The Guardian
After botched execution attempt, Tennessee must commute Christa Pike’s death sentence
2/10/2026: Amnesty International has condemned the attempted execution of Christa Pike as "an extreme display of cruelty and the latest reminder that the death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment." In 2025, the US carried out 47 executions, reaching the highest level since 2009.
Source: Amnesty International
Egyptian authorities arrest entire investigative newsroom
2/10/2026: Egyptian security forces have arrested six journalists, refusing contact with family or lawyers. The Interior Ministry alleges links to the Muslim Brotherhood. The country remains one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Can anyone broker a new peace between Tigray and Ethiopia?
2/10/2026: Just four years after a landmark peace deal officially halted the devastating Tigray war, fighting has escalated once again in northern Ethiopia. The situation looks quite different from the previous conflict. Parties outside the country have been accused of meddling, each having their own motives to destabilize Ethiopia's government.
Source: DW
Why geothermal energy benefits everyone in Iceland but not Kenya
2/10/2026: In Iceland, geothermal energy is widely hailed as a success story as everyone benefits from it. Kenya's development of the same technology is entangled in local disputes over land and pollution. Until questions of governance and finance are placed at the centre of the transition, the promise of “clean energy” will continue to mask deeply unequal outcomes.
Source: African Arguments
Accountability can exploit divisions within Taliban rule
1/10/2026: The international community's failure to influence reforms in Afghanistan may overlook that the Taliban’s authoritarian rule isn’t uniformly enforced. Accountability models such as the International Criminal Court could exploit provincial divisions, preserving evidence for future justice.
Source: Human Rights Watch