Somalia
Somali President Opens Parliament’s Eighth Session, Pledges Security and Democratic Reforms
Saturday August 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud opened the eighth session of the Federal Parliament…
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Regional reporting and analysis from across Africa, covering diplomacy, security, politics, business, and major developments shaping the continent.
Somalia
AUSSOM Withdrawal Could Destabilize Somalia, Former Somali Foreign Minister Warns
Saturday August 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia could face far-reaching security, economic and diplomatic fallout if the African Union…
Somalia
Extradited Minnesota fugitive pleads not guilty in $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud case
Saturday August 1, 2026 Minneapolis (AX) — A Minnesota man accused of helping lead the $250 million Feeding Our Future…
Central-Africa
Congo’s Ebola outbreak tops 3,500 cases as crisis grows
The Ebola epidemic sweeping through the Democratic Republic of Congo has grown into the second-largest outbreak ever recorded, according to…
East-Africa
African leaders ask Security Council to back AUSSOM for up to two more years
Saturday August 1, 2026 Kampala (AX) — African leaders whose countries provide troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization…
Somalia
Somali singer and composer Ahmed Ali Igaal dies in United States
Friday July 31, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Ahmed Ali Igaal, the acclaimed singer, composer and musician who helped define Somalia’s…
West-Africa
Ghana government endorses proposal to extend presidential term
Ghana’s presidential term could be stretched from four years to five after Attorney General Dominic Akuritinga Ayine endorsed a Constitutional…
North-Africa
60,000 cross into Spain’s Ceuta, at least 34 die in border breach
By SERGIO RODRIGO RUÍZ, RENATA BRITO and SUMAN NAISHADHAMFriday July 31, 2026 Ceuta was plunged into an unprecedented border emergency…
East-Africa
Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba Rallies African Support for Somalia Peace Mission
Gladys NamyaloFriday July 31, 2026 African military leaders must unite and chart innovative, durable ways to protect hard-won peacekeeping gains…
Somalia
Somali President Signs Law to Join African Continental Free Trade Area
Friday July 31, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has cleared a crucial hurdle toward joining Africa’s single market after President…
West-Africa
Boakai dismisses security officials as Liberia drug probe intensifies
President Joseph Boakai has moved forcefully against senior personnel in key security agencies and at ports of entry, ordering suspensions…
