West-Africa
Nigeria Disputes U.S. Lawmaker’s Assertions About Captured Girls’ Beliefs
Kebbi Officials Dispute Claims of Religious Context in Schoolgirls’ Abduction Local officials in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi are…
Year: <span>2025</span>
Southern-Africa
South Africa’s Tobacco Legislation Falters Amid Rapid Rise in Youth Vaping
SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa faces what health researchers call a “vaping crisis” among adolescents while a long-promised overhaul of…
World
Trump urges Ukraine to approve a plan before looming deadline
US President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed Ukraine to accept a US-brokered plan to end the war with Russia that…
Somalia
Museveni walks back Indian Ocean access claim after regional backlash
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has moved to clarify comments that appeared to assert Uganda’s entitlement to access…
Somalia
Somalia Renews Pledge to Multilateralism at EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum
BRUSSELS — Somalia’s foreign minister urged deeper multilateral coordination to safeguard maritime routes, bolster digital resilience and keep the Indo-Pacific…
West-Africa
Alarming Reports of Schoolchildren Kidnapped in Nigeria’s Niger State
Security Concerns Mount Following Distressing School Abduction in Niger State Authorities in northern Niger State are grappling with the fallout…
Southern-Africa
Massive Women-Led Protest in South Africa Reveals Deepening Violence Crisis
Thousands of South Africans joined an online and street-level protest this week calling on the government to declare gender-based violence…
Somalia
Amur Falcon Completes 5,000 km India-to-Somalia Migration in Just Over Five Days
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A tiny Amur falcon tagged by Indian wildlife researchers has completed an astonishing 5,000-kilometer migration from northeastern…
East-Africa
Court Reinstates Somalia’s Nine East African Legislative Assembly Delegates After Legal Challenge
EACJ lifts injunction, reinstates Somalia’s nine EALA delegates after months-long dispute NAIROBI, Kenya — The East African Court of Justice…
East-Africa
Nnamdi Kanu of Biafra Receives Life Sentence for Terrorism Charges
Nnamdi Kanu Convicted of Terrorism and Treason in Nigeria Separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has been convicted of terrorism, treason, and…
