East Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Heavy clashes broke out in Mogadishu between authorities forces and highly effective troopers against the unlawful extension of outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. The battle started after the mutineers who left their bases within the Center Shabelle area flocked to the coastal capital final night time and took management of necessary villages within the north, together with Fagah and Sana. Skirmish unfold to most elements of the capital on Sunday night time with opposition candidates…

Calm returned this Sunday evening, April 25, in the Somali capital Mogadishu after a day of tension. As of this morning, the army loyal to President Farmajo had deployed in several points in the city, while troops hostile to the extension of his mandate had taken positions in a neighborhood where opponents shelter. Some demonstrations had taken place during the day and at the end of the afternoon violent clashes were heard in the city. The night has fallen for several hours in the Somali capital and tensions seem to have…

In Madagascar, in the Ampefiloha district, a popular district in the capital, there were about fifty construction workers protesting against the government. The reason: almost two hundred small and medium-sized construction companies (SMEs) in construction (BTP) have not been paid by the state in eight months for road works commissioned and for which the contract has been awarded to them. .…

Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday accused incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of being answerable for an assault on his residence by authorities troopers. "It is rather unlucky that a military underneath the command of the previous president attacked my residence. I even have already warned and reiterated the risks of politicizing safety. Farmajo is answerable for the implications," he stated on his Twitter account, referring to Mohamed of his nickname. Mohamud referred to Mohamed as…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Republic of Somalia may very well be working out of financial system and most operations might stall, Finance Minister Abdirahman Beileh has steered, which might paralyze the functioning of essential departments within the nation. Beileh, a well-known economist, is now reaching out to Somalis within the diaspora to run the funds after most worldwide companions stopped sending cash to the nation within the midst of the stalemate earlier than the election. In a Zoom interview with a…

The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) distributed humanitarian aid to the Somali people in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday. Turkish Red Crescent officials in Somalia, who spoke to the Anadolu Agency (AA), said the group distributed more than 500 food parcels to people in need, including those internally displaced in the capital. "The Turkish Red Crescent has provided humanitarian aid to Somalia since 2011 and distributed 500 food packages to families in need in the Kahda region," said Orhan Kokcu, head…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A contingent from the Somali National Army has been deployed in the capital Mogadishu, amid smoldering political tensions sparked by the House of Commons' decision to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's term illegally this month. The House of Commons gave the government two more years under pressure from the opposition and members of the international community. Farmajo has since accepted the extension after his term expired on February 8th. Several sources suggested to Axadlethat the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo shouldn't negotiate with rivals over the lately authorized interval extension, a Member of Parliament allied with Villa Somalia has warned of more and more from the worldwide group over the resumption of dialogue. The Home of Commons authorized an unlawful extension of the election interval for one more two years versus an preliminary election settlement on September 17 that may have seen the nation embrace an improved clan-based election mannequin. And…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Djibouti and Kenya are drawn to the current election routes in Somalia, one factor that may over again change the dimension of the issue, which is now being talked about at worldwide diploma following President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's alternative to elongate his mandate. Even after his time interval expired on February 8, Farmajo continued to sign an extension alternative from the Residence of Commons, a switch that has angered every members of the opposition and the worldwide group, leading to…

Malaria killed almost 400,000 people worldwide in 2019, the vast majority of children under 5 years of age. Although lethal, this parasite can be treated with combined artemisinin treatments, also called dual therapy. But the problem with these treatments is that the parasites tend to resist them more and more often. So some researchers are working on developing new drugs and trials are currently being conducted on 1,600 children under the age of 5 in Mali, Ghana, Gabon and Benin ... The clinical trials conducted in these…