International

The Bill for Saying No: Washington Weighs the Largest Withdrawal From Europe Since the Cold War

World Politics 

The Pentagon is weighing options to pull tens of thousands of American troops, along with aircraft, ships and weapons, out of Europe — a step that, if taken at the upper end of the range under discussion, would be the deepest cut to the United States' military presence on the continent since…

Seven Ethiopian Rebel Factions Unite in Bid to Topple Abiy Ahmed's Government

Addis Ababa/Nairobi 

Seven armed groups representing six of Ethiopia's regions announced Sunday that they have formed a joint military and political coalition aimed at removing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed from power, in the most serious unified challenge to his government since the end of the devastating…

From a Two-Year Extension to a Proposed Crown: Zimbabwe's Term-Limit Fight Escalates

Harare  

Zimbabwe's already fraught battle over how long President Emmerson Mnangagwa will remain in office has taken an unexpected turn in recent weeks, moving from a constitutional amendment that pushed elections back to 2030 toward a fringe but increasingly debated proposal to abolish the republic…

The Scanner and the Ledger: Why Cameroon's 2026 Recovery Depends on Institutions, Not Capital

Central Africa 

Cameroon enters the second half of 2026 with a macroeconomic profile that most of its neighbours would envy. Public debt is moderate by regional standards, inflation is heading back toward the Central African monetary union's convergence band, the regional central bank is cutting rates, and…

Water, Light and the Ledger: Madagascar’s Economy After the Revolt

Madagascar, Indian Ocean 

The slogan that carried Madagascar’s September 2025 protests was not about growth rates, debt ratios or exchange-rate policy. It was about taps and light switches. “We don’t want power, we want light,” demonstrators told reporters in Antananarivo as the three weeks of unrest that…

Smoke Over Kapotnya: Ukraine's Largest Strike on Moscow Lands on the Last Day of Russia's Election

A refinery that fuels two-fifths of the capital burns as Zelensky and Trump agree to meet in New York - and Washington asks Kyiv to stop hitting refineries. Monday, 21 September 2026.

Background

The war in Ukraine has been fought for most of this year at two very different tempos. Along the roughly 1,…