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Sudan’s RSF-led alliance forms rival government, deepening divisions amid civil war
KHARTOUM (Realist English). A Sudanese coalition led by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced the formation of a rival...
Gambia reaffirms support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Western Sahara
RABAT (Realist English). Gambian Foreign Minister Sering Modou Njie has reiterated his country’s firm backing of Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as...
Egypt’s endangered tongues: Coptic, Nubian, and Berber communities fight to preserve their languages
CAIRO (Realist English). Far from the political center of Cairo, minority communities across Egypt are engaged in a quiet struggle...
‘Not just ballots’: Candidates in Uganda turn to traditional healers amid rising political tension
MBALE (Realist English). When Wilson Watira, a parliamentary candidate in eastern Uganda, extended his hand to a rival at a...
Cameroon’s 92-year-old president Paul Biya announces bid for eighth term
YAOUNDÉ (Realist English). President Paul Biya, 92, the world’s oldest sitting head of state, announced on Sunday that he will...
China deepens strategic ties with Egypt amid Middle East tensions and global realignments
CAIRO (Realist English). Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Cairo this week to reinforce Beijing’s expanding partnership with Egypt, pledging...
Kenya erupts in protest as anger at President Ruto reaches boiling point
NAIROBI (Realist English). Kenya is witnessing its most intense wave of protests since President William Ruto took office, as disillusionment...
Cairo urges U.S. to block Turkey-Libya maritime deal amid rising Eastern Mediterranean tensions
CAIRO (Realist English). Egypt has asked the United States to intervene and prevent Libya’s eastern parliament from ratifying a controversial...
UAE deepens energy and infrastructure ties across Africa ahead of AEW 2025
CAPE TOWN (Realist English). The United Arab Emirates is expanding its footprint in Africa’s energy and infrastructure sectors, with growing...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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