World
Gaza reconstruction will cost $71 billion, EU foreign policy chief says
Rebuilding Gaza will cost an estimated $71bn, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, underscoring the scale of the destruction…
Year: <span>2026</span>
West-Africa
Burkina Faso Junta Dissolves 118 Human Rights Organizations in Major Crackdown
The military government has escalated its crackdown on civil society, recently dissolving 118 organizations, with many focusing on human rights…
Editorial
Somalia Records 72 Media Freedom Violations in 2025, Including One Journalist Killing
Somalia’s press came under relentless pressure in 2025, with a new report from the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ)…
Somalia
Somalia commission orders ministers in Parliament to give up dual roles
Tuesday April 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s constitutional watchdog has moved to force a long-simmering political question into the…
Central-Africa
200 Hostages Freed in Joint DR Congo-Uganda Military Raid
More than 200 civilians held by an armed group tied to the Islamic State in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…
Southern-Africa
South African Actress Cynthia Shange Receives Outpouring of Tributes
Cynthia Shange, celebrated as the first Black woman to represent South Africa at Miss World during the apartheid era, has…
World
Japan warns of huge earthquake after powerful tremor triggers tsunami warning
Japan warned of a heightened threat of a magnitude 8.0 earthquake or stronger after a powerful offshore jolt struck the…
Somalia
Somalia signs satellite cooperation deal with China at NewSpace Africa conference
Tuesday April 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has entered into a cooperation agreement with China aimed at broadening the…
World
US, Iran warn they are ready for war as talks remain in limbo
With a fragile ceasefire nearing its deadline, Washington and Tehran traded fresh warnings of war, casting doubt over whether negotiations…
World
Starmer says appointing Mandelson as US envoy was a mistake
Under mounting pressure, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer admitted he made the wrong call in appointing Labour grandee Peter Mandelson…
World
Slovenia’s Golob fails to form government, opening door to the right
Slovenia’s post-election deadlock deepened today after Prime Minister Robert Golob said he had been unable to assemble a governing coalition,…
