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‘Correct the map’: Why UN has backed Africa-led push to phase out 450-yr-old 2D projection of the world

While the US was the only country that opposed the resolution, Ukraine, Serbia, Estonia, Lithuania, Georgia & Moldova abstained from the vote. India stresses on choice of projection.

Kenyan goat herder strikes gold underground—then 10,000 people started digging

What was bushland and rough grazing ground just weeks ago is now a sprawling informal mining site, dotted with deep pits, piles of freshly dug earth and makeshift camps.

US State Department mislabels African nations on map at AIDS Summit

A State Department spokesperson described the episode as a mistake by a member of its team who had changed the slide deck right before the event in Rio de Janeiro.

India is winning over African youth. 9 in 10 now see it as an ally, survey shows

The survey was commissioned by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation and conducted by PSB Insights across 16 African countries in March 2026 among 4,901 people in the 18-24 age group.

Africa’s World Cup moment arrives. 9 teams qualify for Round of 32 in historic first

Morocco, South Africa, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cabo Verde, Egypt, Congo, and Algeria have qualified for the knockout stages. Only Tunisia missed out on the next round.

Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda forces postponement of first India-Africa summit in a decade

MEA said in a statement Thursday that ‘following consultations, the two sides agreed it would be advisable to convene the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit at a later date’.

Al-Qaeda’s new empire rising in Mali. Europe, US, Russia failed to halt its rise

The world’s attention is fixed on the Persian Gulf, but the crisis in Mali demands urgent attention.

Did Malaria shape human settlement patterns 74,000 yrs ago in Africa? What this study found

The study was conducted by researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Germany, and the University of Cambridge, England. It was published in Science Advances.

Taiwan President cancels trip to Africa, accuses China of applying ‘coercive actions’ to prevent visit

President of Taiwan Lai Ching-te had planned to go to Eswatini, the only African nation to diplomatically recognise Taipei. But Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar cancelled overflight access.

Why the hunger crisis in West and Central Africa is rising

The World Food Programme, covering a broader 'west and central Africa' framing, has warned that June-August 2026 could see 55 million people endure 'crisis hunger or worse'.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.