West-Africa
Nigeria Warns UN Cash Crisis Must Not Harm Developing Countries
Nigeria has urged the United Nations not to allow its ongoing liquidity crisis to weaken human rights assistance for developing and conflict-affected…
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Somalia
Taiwan Provides $1 Million to North Western State of Somalia for Dialysis Services
Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia is set to receive $1 million from Taiwan to strengthen dialysis equipment and services…
Somalia
Somali woman says she was tortured for speaking out
The Somali activist Sadia Moalim Ali was detained after using TikTok and Facebook to criticize forced evictions, soaring fuel prices and nepotism.…
West-Africa
Nigeria Opposes Ex-Minister’s Attempt to Cite UK Acquittal in Asset Case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is urging a Nigerian court to dismiss Diezani Alison-Madueke’s bid to use her acquittal in the…
Somalia
Somali intelligence agency kills senior al-Shabab figure accused of major attacks
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said it killed Bashir Ahmed Haji Nunow, the former head of al-Shabab’s…
West-Africa
Mali Army Retakes Kidal With Support From Russia
Mali’s army, supported by Russian paramilitary forces, has regained control of the northern town of Kidal after Tuareg separatists declared a “strategic…
Somalia
Guardian readers fund life-changing surgery for Somali boy injured in US airstrike
For nearly a year, Marian Haji Abdi Guled feared her son might never walk again. Then, as she rode with him to…
East-Africa
Ethiopian PM Abiy Demands Red Sea Access as Tensions Rise With Neighbors
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has renewed his call for access to the Red Sea, arguing that the landlocked country’s future depends…
East-Africa
Former Finance Minister Becomes First Somali Speaker of Ethiopia’s Lower House
ADDIS ABABA (AX) — Ethiopia’s parliament has elected former Finance Minister Ahmed Shide as speaker, making him the first ethnic Somali to…
Sports
Two Somali Teenagers Wounded in Gang-Related Shooting Outside Minnesota High School
A homecoming football game at a Minnesota high school was disrupted by gunfire Friday night, leaving two Somali teenagers wounded in what…
East-Africa
Somali Region President Praises Abiy Ahmed’s Leadership After Reelection
Addis Ababa (AX) — Somali Regional State President Mustafe Mohamud Omar has credited Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed with helping transform his region…
