Russia agrees to stop using Kenyan recruits in Ukraine conflict, Kenya says
Some 1,000 Kenyans are believed to have recruited to fight in Ukraine – many say they were lured under false pretences.
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Africa: South Africa Could Run Short of Fuel If Middle East Conflict Goes On
A shipping source says Engen cut back on fuel supplies to Gqeberha and Durban because of the Middle East conflict disrupting shipping routes. Big fuel price increases are expected in April 2026, with petrol going up by R2.78 and diesel by R5.03 per litre. Three local fuel retailer owners from different franchises say they have…
The Middle East Conflict and its Market Implications for South Africa
The recent escalation in the Middle East has reintroduced a geopolitical risk premium into global markets, as investors price in the chance of supply disruptions and wider regional instability. For South Africa, the transmission channel is primarily through oil prices rather than direct trade exposure, since the country is not a major direct exporter to the Gulf…
Caught between Iran and Saudi Arabia, can Pakistan stay neutral for long? | Israel-Iran conflict News
Islamabad, Pakistan – The reverberations of a war in which US-Israel attacks have killed more than a thousand people in Iran, including the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, and Iranian missiles and drones have fallen on Israel in retaliation, are being felt deeply in Pakistan. Six Gulf countries have also come under Iranian missile and…
Cost to US for war on Iran is $3.7bn in first 100 hours, says think tank | Conflict News
Most of the costs are not budgeted for, meaning the Pentagon will need to request more funding soon, researchers say. Listen to this article | 4 mins info The United States-Israeli war on Iran is estimated to have cost Washington $3.7bn so far in its first 100 hours alone, or nearly $900m a day, driven largely by…
Asia markets mixed as Iran conflict sends oil prices soaring
Smoke rises from an Israeli strike targeting the southern suburbs on March 5, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. Daniel Carde | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets staged a late comeback Friday, after Wall Street declined overnight on worries over energy supplies. Oil prices broke through the $80 per barrel mark during U.S. trading, but eased on Friday….
Will the US benefit from the oil crisis sparked by the war on Iran? | Conflict News
As oil and gas prices soar against the backdrop of the war in Iran, the United States and Western exporters could find a new opportunity to fill the gap in the market. As the conflict enters its sixth day on Thursday, here is a closer look at the situation. Why is a global oil and…
Demonstrators across Iran condemn US-Israeli war | Israel-Iran conflict
NewsFeed Iranian media shared footage from several cities showing demonstrators condemning the US-Israeli war and chanting anti-Israel slogans. Published On 5 Mar 20265 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Hegseth says U.S. “just getting started” in Iran war as conflict intensifies and spreads
Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter Wednesday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for more action from the State Department to help Americans evacuate the Middle East. In the letter sent to Rubio and Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Nora Namdar, and first obtained by CBS News, Pritzker said that…
Africa: Ethiopia’s Smaller Wars – Destitution, Conflict Escalation, and Military Abuses in Lower Omo
With war looming in the north of the country, Ethiopia threatens to make headlines again, as it has in recent years due to the wars, insurgencies and intercommunal violence that have raged across its highland core – in the regions of Tigray, Oromia and Amhara. Amid such large-scale violence, conflicts affecting minority groups in peripheral…