The story so far: In late August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies of a roughly €27-billion hole in his country’s defence budget for the year. On October 1, after weeks of technical talks with Kyiv, the European Commission declared that Ukraine’s financial and military needs for 2026 were now “fully covered.” Yet the manner…
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bySmit Patel• A 26-member USA men’s national team contingent spent three days at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs this week© Getty A 26-member USA men’s national team contingent spent three days at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs this week©Getty
President John Dramani Mahama has ruled out the use of taxpayers’ money to finance Ghana’s National Cathedral, saying the country’s Christian community should raise the funds needed to complete the stalled project.
Across West and Central Africa, education is under increasing pressure from two converging crises: conflict and declining funding. Millions of children continue to face disruptions to their learning as attacks on education persist, schools remain closed due to insecurity, and humanitarian re
The European Commission has allocated €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad to support these countries in addressing the ongoing cholera epidemic. According to the World Health Organization, more than 61,000 cholera cases were reported in the African Region in the first 5 months of 2026.
