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Description: Nigerian terrorist group, Boko Haram, issued a warning to Nigeria’s government that more than 400 women have been kidnapped and held at an undisclosed location. Boko Haram has requested a bounty of more than three million dollars for the kidnapped women which is to be delivered with the next 72 hours while also threatening the government to execute the prisoners. Borno South Youth Alliance, a separate civil society and advocacy group, stated that current efforts to mediate the release of the hostages are at a standstill, while the group also stated that Boko Haram delivered an exact number of 416 women kidnapped from Ngoshe in Mar 2026. Nigeria is facing a secu
Description: Companies and businesses that conducted financial transactions following US president Trump’s tariffs were eligible for returns under the newest decision by the SCOTUS and the US Court of International Trade. Statistical data showed that more than 330 thousand companies conducted over 53 million shipments under the tariff law amounting to approximately $166 billion. Companies and representatives would need to register on the US Customs and Border Protection website for the returns, create a profile and list declarations of all the products involved in the tariff financial transactions. Individual consumers hit by the higher prices of goods through the tariffs ar
Description: Conducting a joint operation, Congolese and Ugandan soldiers rescued more than two hundred hostages held in captivity by the Islamic State affiliate, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The operation took several hours and was conducted near the Epulu river in northeastern DR Congo. Many of the captured civilians were found in a fragile state, tortured or forced into sexual slavery with respiratory and other forms of illness. ADF has been intensifying its operations in the conflict – laden parts of the DR Congo’s eastern provinces for more than 2 years. Uganda and the DRC concluded a security partnership in 2021 to force the ADF out of Congo, however, joint mili
Description: Following the latest rounds of protests in the country, the military government in Madagascar has reiterated towards previous authoritarian methods of ruling in the country. Protesters were uprising against the stalled reforms primarily in appointing a civilian government to rule the country as well as the expected corruption investigation by the current military government. The military in Madagascar staged a coup in Oct 2025 alongside the Gen Z Mada movement, ousting former president Andry Rajoelina while promising reforms and return to stability. Before the ouster of Rajoelina, Madagascar was labeled as one of the poorest countries on the planet with rampant
Description: The Tigray’s People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) stated that it plans on reinstating the previous administration in the region and replacing the interim government imposed by the provisions of the Praetoria Agreement which ended the civil war in Ethiopia in 2022. TPLF accuses the government of withholding regional administrative funds and constantly provoking an armed conflict which effectively violates the Praetoria Agreement. The opposition armed group, turned political party, also stated that plans to restore ties with regional groups and countries supportive of their cause. Tensions have been constantly rising between Ethiopia’s federal government and the TPLF
Description: Nickolay Mladenov, the chairman of Trump’s Board of Peace, stated that diplomatic efforts continue as the board attempts to bring closer a comprehensive peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Mladenov also confirmed that Hamas’ disarmament and Israeli military pullout from the region remain the two largest sticking points in the negotiation. Since the announcement of the ceasefire, the Israeli military has killed over 750 Palestinians in Gaza as clashes between Hamas, regional militias in support of Israel and Israel’s military have been consistently present. Open-source data confirmed that the initial yellow line demarcation has been removed and Israel has been e
Description: South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung arrived in New Delhi on an official state visit with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. The leaders reportedly agreed to increase bilateral trade ties and economic cooperation on several fields prioritizing energy supply. Lee and Modi agreed to expand bilateral cooperation on energy, critical minerals, maritime trade, semiconductor development and steel production. Lee arrived in New Delhi accompanied by more than 200 South Korean entrepreneurs and executives from companies such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG, emphasizing the attractiveness of the Indian market. India and South Korea will also create an economic cooperation c
Description: After an entire weekend of diplomatic posturing, Iran has stated that no negotiating team would be sent on Monday to Islamabad to reinstitute the peace talks with the US. The US and Iran exchanged blame over the weekend for disrupting the previously agreed opening of the Strait of Hormuz, while US Marines boarded an Iranian vessel, the Touska, late on Sunday, reigniting bilateral tensions. Many points of contention remained unresolved after the first round of negotiations with diplomatic rifts escalating rapidly. European diplomats involved in conceptualizing the JCPOA, have stated that a nuclear deal with Iran has to be carefully curated and negotiated by compe
Description: Centre – left Progressive Bulgaria won approximately 44% of the votes in the country’s general election, positioning former president Rumen Radev to become the next prime minister. Bulgaria has experienced a wide – scale political turmoil in the past couple of years, staving off issues with corruption, cost of living crisis and turbulent foreign policy moves. Radev, a former fighter pilot, has won on campaign promising to tackle the country’s mounting issues with corruption, opposition towards adopting the euro as the official currency and a pragmatist attitude towards bilateral ties with Russia. He has also consistently criticized the EU’s Green Deal, defending
Description: SAF launched an offensive to reopen the El – Obeid – Dilling road which involved several hundred troops with fighting concentrated in Kazgil, Hamadi and El Debeibat, a major RSF stronghold. The battle over the El Obeid – Dilling corridor has been heavily contested with both parties claiming overwhelming success. The corridor is important for SAF’s regional offensives which have been previously repelled by the RSF through guerilla tactics, using mine warfare, regular ambushes and surprise counterattacks. One day prior, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Colombian companies and individuals accused of recruiting mercenaries to fight alongside the RSF i