The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which Yemeni government forces are trying to take back from the Houthis, is located not far from Djibouti and other African states. In September, one of the major conflicts in the Middle East came within sight of Africa, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured Yemen’s Perim Island. The island forms the narrowest…
Sanaa, Yemen – The Yemeni government’s new military offensive against the Houthis is testing more than the balance of forces in the country – it is also testing whether the government can persuade powerful tribes in Houthi-controlled areas that the balance of power is beginning to shift. For years, many of the tribes hostile or wary…
Israel says that work has begun on a development project around an outdoor pool in the occupied West Bank filled after settlers illegally diverted water from a Palestinian village over the summer. Instead of restoring the water to the village of Fasayil, near Jericho, Israeli authorities are working to formalise what has now been termed…
Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip – Ahmad Mohsen, 24, sits in a shop selling prepaid internet access cards in Deir el-Balah. Three years ago, before Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza started, he imagined a different future. He had graduated with a degree in nursing and was preparing to complete the procedures required to obtain his professional licence….
Israel’s national security minister declares ‘we are the owners of the place in Al-Aqsa’ during heavily guarded incursion. Published On 28 Sep 202628 Sep 2026 Hundreds of Israelis led by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police protection. The Jerusalem governorate on Monday said Israeli forces closed intersections…
Tigrayan forces say they are in a ‘full-blown war’ with the army. Four years of fragile peace in northern Ethiopia has come to an end. Fighting is under way in three regions, including Tigray. This week the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) joined forces with former rivals to create an opposition alliance. The fighters say…
Climate change is making life tougher. Across Africa, failed harvests, shrinking water supplies and more extreme weather are leaving millions of people hungry and forcing many from their homes. When communities compete for land and water, the risk of conflict can grow. African governments are now developing a Common African Position on Climate, Peace and…
Conflict coltan from the DRC is already finding its way into our electronic devices, and rising AI and data centre demand could accelerate harms and add pressure to creaking regulation Global Witness has worked for many years to expose how conflict minerals from the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to fuel…
Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in 2005, seemed to vindicate a model for how wars might end in the Horn of Africa. Under the auspices of the African Union, led by hegemonic Ethiopia and backed by the United States, it wrangled the government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army to the table with the promise…
Brent crude has risen above $100 a barrel as war in Iran disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while the Houthis’ capture of Mayun Island raises concerns over another major oil route through the Bab al-Mandeb. Al Jazeera’s Farah Samir explains. Published On 14 Sep 202614 Sep 2026 Share Why Middle East…
