East-Africa
Zimbabwe Government Withdraws from $367 Million U.S.-Funded Health Deal
HARARE — A group of public health physicians urged Harare and Washington on Thursday to resume negotiations after the collapse…
Eye on Africa
Regional reporting and analysis from across Africa, covering diplomacy, security, politics, business, and major developments shaping the continent.
Somalia
Mapping Somalia’s Political Compass: The Ideologies Shaping Its Future
Analysis: Somalia’s 2026/2027 elections put eight political traditions to the test Somalia is approaching a defining electoral cycle in 2026/2027,…
Southern-Africa
South Africa’s 2026 Budget Tackles Municipal Dysfunction with Targeted Reforms
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana warned in his 2026 Budget speech that poorly run municipalities face the prospect of having national…
West-Africa
Assailants Target Motorcade of Ex-Nigerian Presidential Hopeful Obi
Attack on Peter Obi’s Motorcade Raises Security Concerns in Edo State The motorcade of former presidential candidate Peter Obi was…
Somalia
U.N. report warns 6.5 million Somalis at risk of hunger crisis
MOGADISHU — Hunger is surging across Somalia as four consecutive failed rainy seasons collide with steep reductions in humanitarian funding,…
Somalia
Somalia’s NISA reports 23 al-Shabaab militants killed in weeklong Hirshabelle offensive
Somalia’s NISA says weeklong raids kill more than 23 Al‑Shabaab militants in Hiiraan, Middle Shabelle MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s National…
Somalia
Somalia Pilots Digital Public Infrastructure With Its National Job Portal
MOGADISHU, Somalia — On a warm afternoon in the capital, 23-year-old Abdirahim Ali Mohamud Shuriye refreshed a website that did…
East-Africa
Malawi Opens New Inquiry into Plane Crash That Killed Vice President Chilima
Malawi launches fresh investigation into Chikangawa military plane crash that killed former Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight others…
West-Africa
Nigeria Rejects Claims of Ransom Payment for Kidnapped Students’ Release
Nigeria Denies Ransom Payments to Boko Haram for School Abductions The Nigerian government has categorically rejected claims that it paid…
Somalia
Federal Government Says Opposition Triggered Collapse of Political Negotiations
Mogadishu — Somalia’s federal government accused opposition figures on Tuesday of derailing high-stakes political talks in the capital by abandoning…
Central-Africa
Uganda plans railway link to Tanzania to open new export route
Uganda eyes Tanzania rail link to open new mineral export corridor via Dar es Salaam Uganda plans to connect a…
