By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele released a video showing armed robots deployed during an operation against gangs at Port-au-Prince’s main stadium, held by criminals for two years. The footage was published on 13 November 2026.
Haitian police have retaken control of Sylvio-Cator stadium in Port-au-Prince, which had been occupied by gangs for two years. Salvadoran soldiers subsequently took charge of security at the site to prepare for a new stage of the offensive against gangs, according to France 24.
🇭🇹 Haiti · Source: L’essentiel ·
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni received several African creators on 12 November, including Kenyan Churchill and Ghanaian Wode Maya, to discuss pan-Africanism and digital narratives. Museveni invited them after discovering their work at the Russia-Africa summit, reports Tuko.
🇺🇬 Uganda · Source: Tuko ·
The Tripoli prosecutor sentenced a former armed-group commander and six deputies to death for their involvement in two murders and kidnappings committed in 2016. The 11 November decision is a first in Tripoli against members of armed groups, according to the Libyan prosecutor’s office.
🇱🇾 Libya · Source: RFI ·
Donald Trump threatened Iran with massive retaliation if a senior US official were killed, saying the country “would not exist for very long”. The threat came on 12 November 2026 as Washington and Tehran remain engaged in an open conflict, according to Salem News Channel.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
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